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Disputed Ramp In Jerusalem Ordered Closed

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 02.11.2012

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JERUSALEM — Israel closed a pedestrian walkway next to Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site on Monday before work to replace it, despite vehemen...

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Counter-Protests At Glenn Beck's Jerusalem Rally

Yermi Brenner | Posted 10.29.2011

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Yermi Brenner

Media personality Glenn Beck organized a rally this past Wednesday near Temple Mount, in one of Jerusalem's most volatile areas. Less than one thousand guests participated, which left quite a few empty seats.

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The Confederation of Abraham

Stanley Weiss | Posted 09.25.2011

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Stanley Weiss

In this land where Abraham is revered both as a prophet of Islam, through his first-born son, Ishmael; and as father of the Israelites, through his second-born child, Isaac -- this is clearly a situation in need of new ideas.

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Beck Makes Big Announcement About Israel Rally

Posted 09.17.2011

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Glenn Beck announced Monday that his "Restoring Courage" rally will have to move locations because he fears than an assassination attempt may take pla...

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Israeli Police Quell Palestinian Protests At Jerusalem Holy Site

AP | Posted 08.10.2011

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli policemen entered a sensitive Jerusalem holy site Friday and used stun grenades to disperse dozens of Palestinian protesters who ...

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Obama's Theological Mission

Carlo Strenger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carlo Strenger

To change Israelis pessimism about the possibility of peace, Obama will have to bring central figures of the Arab League to Jerusalem to address the Knesset, thus showing that they truly accept Israel's existence. A tall order, but nothing less will do.

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Muslims, Jews Clash In Jerusalem

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — Israeli troops clashed with Palestinian stone-throwers at two contested holy sites and in a West Bank village Friday, seriously inju...

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Temple Mount Protest: Israel Police Storm Holy Site To Stop Protesters

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — Israeli riot police dispersed a crowd of masked Palestinian youths throwing stones in the heart of Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday, i...

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Rocky Reasoning in Jerusalem

Olivia Sterns | Posted 05.25.2011

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Olivia Sterns

My friend and I had wanted to visit the famous Dome of the Rock, but it was closed because a few days earlier Palestinians had thrown rocks at Jews who had entered the sacred area to pray.

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Deteriorating Reality in the Shadow of Catastrophic Scenarios

Ir Amim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ir Amim

Focusing public discussion on the possibility of a coming intifada creates its own perils. It shifts the public's attention away from the inherently dangerous policies being pursued in Jerusalem.

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Israel Deploys Thousands Of Police To Secure Jerusalem After Days Of Clashes With Palestinians

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — Israeli police mobilized reinforcements from across the country to secure volatile Jerusalem on Tuesday, deploying thousands of offi...

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Historical Revisionism on the Temple Mount

Daniel Levin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Levin

A recent rejection of any Judeo-Christian connection to Jerusalem has become a growing force in Palestinian nationalism that may permanently endanger Jerusalem's ancient and modern past.

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Israeli Police Raid Temple Mount

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — Israeli police firing stun grenades faced off Sunday against masked Palestinian protesters hurling stones and plastic chairs outside...

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Jerusalem: Bath Used By Jewish Pilgrims 2 Millenia Ago Found Near Temple

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists say they have uncovered a ritual bath in Jerusalem that was likely used by Jewish pilgrims coming to the temp...

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