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JERUSALEM – Palestinians refusing to pass through metal detectors Israeli police had set up at the gates leading to Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam’s holiest places, and insisting to pray outside the gates on Monday night, clashed with police who insisted on dispersing them. Police set up the metal detectors …

Tayseer Khaled , PLO Executive Committee member , Head of the Palestinian Expatriate Affairs Department tackled what the political and media means circulated regarding the US President Trump’s political initiative to settle the Palestinian – Israeli conflict based on initiating negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis over the upcoming 2 …

The Fatah Movement called on Monday for a “day of rage” against increased Israeli security measures in occupied East Jerusalem following a deadly attack on Friday, as Palestinians denounced Israeli forces’ use of violence against them in recent days in the holy city. After the attack that left three assailants …

Palestinians performed prayers outside of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound Monday to show their opposition to new metal detectors installed by Israeli authorities at the mosque’s entrances, which came in response to a deadly shooting attack at the holy site on Friday. Meanwhile, Jewish Israelis were again allowed to enter the …

Unidentified assailants targeted two mosques on Monday in the hometown of an Israeli police officer who was killed last week in occupied East Jerusalem, marking the second incident of its kind targeting mosques in the village since the deadly shooting attack. Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri said in a statement …

Israeli authorities reportedly informed an employee of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday that he was banned from accessing the holy site in occupied East Jerusalem for four months. Jad al-Ghoul, a Jerusalemite resident who works at the Al-Aqsa firefighting and rescue department, had been detained on Saturday for several …

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a resumption of long-stalled peace talks between Israel and Palestine based on a two-state solution, Macron said on a press meeting with Israel’s PM Netanyahu on sunday, according to Al-Jazeera. Netanyahu is currently in France to commemorate the victims of a mass arrest …

BEIJING – President Mahmoud Abbas arrived on Monday in the Chinese capital Beijing on a four-day state visit, during which he is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and other officials. Abbas is scheduled to meet Xi Jinping on Tuesday following official state ceremonies at Tiananmen Square, …

CAIRO – The Arab League Council Monday held Israel responsible for closing al–Aqsa Mosque and preventing Muslim worshippers from holding their prayers at the holy site. In a statement issued at the emergency meeting held at the level of permanent representatives in Cairo, the council condemned the recent Israeli measures …

JERUSALEM – Jerusalem’s top Islamic religious figures Monday called upon Palestinians seeking to reach Al-Aqsa Mosque not to go through the metal detectors installed by Israeli police the day before at the entrances to the mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City. The officials, who included the Mufti of Jerusalem, the …