East Jerusalem

High Court urges int'l aid groups to drop petitions challenging Israel’s refusal to register them

The petitions concerned the registration framework through which international humanitarian organizations receive recommendations for visas and work permits for their foreign employees.

High Court Justice; illustrative.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech during the Eighth General Conference of Fatah, in Ramallah in May. Abbas pledged to press ahead with reforms within the PA, saying he was prepared to hold long-delayed presidential and parliamentary elections,  set for November.

Will Mahmoud Abbas actually let Palestinians vote? Critics say he's testing the waters first

Magen David Adom paramedics respond to a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning incident at a beauty salon in Jerusalem, July 8, 2026.

At least 17 hospitalized following suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at Jerusalem beauty salon

PROTESTERS CALL on the Irish government to impose sanctions on Israel, in Dublin, last month. Over the years, Ireland has taken a more anti-Israel position than most European or Western nations, states the writer.

Ireland's parliament passes bill banning imports from Israeli settlements


'We won't address their complaints': Ben-Gvir rejects UNRWA's calls for answers

The UNRWA seeks answers on IDF actions in East Jerusalem; Ben-Gvir refuses to acknowledge the demand.

 UNRWA

Police foil ISIS supporters’ terrorist plot in east Jerusalem

Jerusalem’s Central Police Unit and Israel’s Security Agency (Shin Bet) foiled a terrorist attack planned by Islamic State supporters.

 Israel Police officers arrested the two ISIS-affiliated terrorists in East Jerusalem

WATCH: Two Palestinians arrested for throwing nail-filled molotov cocktails in Beit Hanina

Last month, there was a report of several fires that had caused damage near houses in Beit Hanina.

 Israeli security forces stand guard in the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, February 13, 2023

Israeli Police arrest 17 illegal Palestinian residents in a single vehicle

Separately from this incident, the police have conducted multiple operations against illegal residents and those who assist them in violation of the law. 

 Israeli police guard while Palestinians perform Friday prayers in the East Jerusalem  Neighborhood of Ras Al Amud, October 13, 2023.

Man wounded in Jerusalem terror attack, 14-year-old terrorist arrested

MDA medics and paramedics treated the victim and evacuated him to the Hadassah Mount Scopus Medical Center. The man was in moderate condition.

 MDA ambulance seen at the scene of a stabbing terror attack (illustrative.)

WATCH: Shin Bet and Jerusalem police thwart terrorist plot coordinated with Hamas in Gaza

Two terrorists who worked with a Hamas terrorist in Gaza in an attempt to create explosives, finance, and carry out a terror attack were arrested and indicted by Israeli security forces.

People with guns attend the funeral of Palestinians killed during an Israeli raid in Far'a camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, at the camp, near Tubas in the West Bank.

A confrontation with the US is not desired, but it is necessary - opinion

As in the past, Israel will call on the support of its friends on both aisles of Congress, in the media, and among Jewish organizations – to come to an understanding with its all-important ally.

 ONE OF the guiding principles of the late Moshe Dayan was to avoid conflicts with the US unless forced by vital Israeli security interests, the writer notes.

Tariq Nassar: Ex-'haredi Muslim' changing Jerusalem through bees, placemaking

At the Table: After meeting the founder of Muslala, which fosters urban agriculture in unused spaces, Tariq Nassar sought to do the same to east Jerusalem.

 Tariq Nassar at eastern Jerusalem’s American Colony Hotel.

Hostile foreign Islamists infiltrating east Jerusalem, increasing extremism - opinion

Wisely implemented action on local and national levels will significantly mitigate the damage from extreme elements and will encourage the participation of leaders and community cooperation.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meets with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Ankara, Turkey June 27, 2022.

Jerusalem has UNRWA schools and the municipality has no idea

Just as in Gaza, they study from textbooks full of hatred and incitement against the State of Israel in general and against Jews in particular.

 A UNRWA funded school in eastern Jerusalem. January 29, 2024