Two of the soldiers were sentenced to 60 days in prison and the third was sentenced to 40 days in prison.
There is “no reason for the honorable court's intervention in this complex and sensitive decision," the prosecutor’s office said.
The Waqf Department accused the Israeli authorities of “violating the sanctity of the al-Aqsa Mosque."
A Palestinian man attacked a civilian security guard and unsuccessfully tried to steal his weapon at the Qalandiya checkpoint north of Jerusalem.
Sunday’s holy events demonstrated how the world’s holiest city can accommodate worshipers intent on practicing their religion in an open and nonthreatening environment.
I invite you to meet with me any time, and we can reminisce over our service in Tel Aviv, studies in the West Bank and maybe, just maybe, also acknowledge each other’s existence.
The entire world is witness to what is happening in the West Bank, with the escalation of violence and the number of deaths growing by the day.
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
The delegation met with senior Egyptian intelligence officials in Cairo two days after a delegation from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad made a similar visit.
Sadly, not enough of the world has paid attention to the plight of Gazans at the hands of Hamas. Now in a series of video testimonies the world can hear the voices of actual Gazans speaking out.
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