JERUSALEM – The National Coalition of Christian Organizations in Palestine (NCCOP) Tuesday warned that any Israeli measures aiming at changing the status quo within and around Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem will result in a political explosion based on religious grounds. NCCOP said in a statement that since Jerusalem is a …
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JERUSALEM – Archbishop Atallah (Theodosios) Hanna from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem Tuesday warned that recent Israeli heightened measures in occupied East Jerusalem can also affect Christian holy places. “Muslim and Christian holy sites and endowments are targeted by the Israeli occupation authorities. The Israeli occupation does not distinguish …
Read More »BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that his country supports the Palestinian cause and struggle to regain their national rights regardless of the international developments. He said in a press conference with his guest President Mahmoud Abbas that China will continue to provide all assistance to the Palestinian …
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HEBRON – Israeli forces Tuesday ordered two Arroub refugee camp families to halt construction on their homes, according to Palestinian security sources. They said staff from the so-called Israeli Civil Administration accompanied by a military escort broke into the camp and notified Ahmad Ghanem and Abdul-Fattah Jawabrah to stop construction …
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JERUSALEM – Israeli police besieged Makased hospital in East Jerusalem on Tuesday seeking to arrest a Palestinian shot and seriously injured by police the night before in Silwan neighborhood, according to hospital sources. They said a large force has besieged the hospital since the morning with some police officers entering …
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RAMALLAH – Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah said on Tuesday that Israel, as the occupying power, is responsible for the current escalation in Jerusalem and its Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam’s holiest sites. He warned in his opening remarks at the weekly cabinet meeting in Ramallah of the grave consequences of …
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JERUSALEM – The Islamic Waqf (Endowment), which is in charge of Al-Aqsa Mosque, said Tuesday it was adamant about its decision not to encourage Muslim worshippers to enter the holy compound passing through the newly installed metal detectors. General Director of the Jordanian-run Islamic Waqf, Azzam Khatib, said during a …
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RAMALLAH – Heightened Israeli measures, particularly the installation of metal detectors at the entrances to East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, dominated the Tuesday front page headlines in local Palestinian dailies. Al-Quds and al-Ayyam said Israeli police clashed with Palestinian worshippers who performed night prayer at Lions’ Gate (Bab al-Asbat), …
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QALQILYA – Israeli forces Monday night declared the town of Azzun, east to the city of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, a closed military area and prevented people from entering or leaving it, said witnesses and local sources. Witnesses told WAFA that Israeli forces sealed off all roads that …
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HEBRON – Palestinian residents of Beit Ummar, a town north of Hebron, Tuesday clashed with Israeli soldiers who raided the town in a search-and-arrest campaign, according to a local activist. The soldiers raided the home of Jamil Masharqa in the center of town looking for his 25-year-old son, Khaldoun, according …
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