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US urges restraint after Jerusalem mosque incident

Agence France-PresseMay 10, 2013 15:37
The United States on Wednesday called for Israelis and Palestinians to exercise restraint amid tensions over a "disturbance" at that Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem. "We're concerned about the recent tensions surrounding the Temple Mount, Haram al-Sharif, including the detention today of the Grand Mufti," State Department deputy spokesman Patrick Ventrell, told reporters. "We understand that he was released," he said. "But we urge all sides to respect the status quo of this holy sight and to exercise restraint and refrain from provocative actions."

Abbas confirms Jordan as custodian of Jerusalem holy sites

March 31, 2013 13:30
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas signed a deal with King Abdullah II on Sunday confirming Jordan's historic role as custodian of the holy sites in Jerusalem, the palace said. Outlining their coordination, the two sides stressed their "common goal to defending" Jerusalem and its sacred sites against attempts to Judaise the Holy City, particularly the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound.

E. Jerusalem settler plans 'delayed over Obama visit'

March 7, 2013 07:00
Israeli plans to grant final approval for a military academy in annexed east Jerusalem have been delayed to avoid tensions ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit, army radio said on Thursday. The controversial project, to be built on the Mount of Olives, had been on the agenda of a Thursday meeting of the interior ministry's district planning committee but was taken off at the last moment, the radio said. It said the academy plan would not be discussed until after the Obama visit on March 20-22.

Jerusalem road cuts village, drives Arab discontent

March 1, 2013 12:15
* Highway to Jewish settlement divides picturesque village * City council says road needed, serves all communities By Crispian Balmer JERUSALEM, March 1 (Reuters) - The mechanical diggers start work soon after dawn, cutting through a leafy village on the outskirts of Jerusalem to build a six-lane highway that has become the latest focal point of Arab-Israeli discontent.

Extremists vandalise old Muslim cemetry in Jerusalem

February 14, 2013 15:01
Suspected Jewish extremists scrawled anti-Arab graffiti on the headstones in an ancient Muslim cemetery in west Jerusalem, police and witnesses told AFP on Thursday. "The words 'price tag' and Stars of David were scrawled on around a dozen tombs in the Muslim cemetery in Mamilla in central Jerusalem," a police spokeswoman told AFP, saying an inquiry had been opened. An AFP correspondent at the scene said the vandals had also written "Mohammed is dead" and "Maale Rehavam" on the tombs some of which date back to the 12th century.

Extremists vandalise old Muslim cemetry in Jerusalem

February 14, 2013 15:00
Suspected Jewish extremists scrawled anti-Arab graffiti on the headstones in an ancient Muslim cemetery in west Jerusalem, police and witnesses told AFP on Thursday. "The words 'price tag' and Stars of David were scrawled on around a dozen tombs in the Muslim cemetery in Mamilla in central Jerusalem," a police spokeswoman told AFP, saying an inquiry had been opened. An AFP correspondent at the scene said the vandals had also written "Mohammed is dead" and "Maale Rehavam" on the tombs some of which date back to the 12th century.

Israel removes Palestinian encampment outside East Jerusalem

January 17, 2013 02:15
JERUSALEM, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Israeli forces removed Palestinian protest tents on Thursday from land earmarked for Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, having evicted activists from the encampment earlier this week, police said. "The area was cleared of all tents," said police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld. "There were no disturbances."

Israel police block Palestinians from reoccupying protest camp

January 15, 2013 12:30
* Tents erected to protest against Israeli settlements * Israel cordoned off area after eviction on Sunday E1, West Bank, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Israeli police, using stun grenades, blocked about 50 Palestinian activists who tried on Tuesday to reoccupy tents they pitched last week on a patch of West Bank land which Israel wants for Jewish settlements.
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