The violence that spread from Jerusalem to cities across Israel and the Palestinian territories, leaving at least 60 dead so far, has both historical and contemporary roots. In recent weeks, tension ...

Israeli authorities will put the preacher of East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, on trial on Tuesday on charges of “incitement.” The Magistrate’s Court in Jerusalem “will review the ...

The preacher of East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, appeared in an Israeli court on Tuesday on charges of “incitement”. The charges, filed by Israeli prosecutors in August 2024, ...

JERUSALEM – The Muslim holy month of Ramadan arrived Monday with no news of a cease-fire in Gaza, raising further concerns about tensions spreading to Jerusalem, where the Al-Aqsa mosque sits at the ...

Muslim access to the mosque compound has long been a point of contention as Israel has exerted tighter control. By Raja Abdulrahim Reporting from Jerusalem’s Old City As the sermon about the Muslim ...

SOON after early-morning prayers at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque one day last week, flames burst from the ceiling beneath its famed silver dome. For three hours, the fire raged, destroying part of the ...