Eid in israel

WATCH: Eid al-Adha celebrations in Jerusalem

Muslims in Jerusalem celebrated the holiday on Tuesday.

|ByJPOST.COM STAFF
‘FOR ALL Muslims, the celebration of Eid al-Adha is of central importance. Its name aims to remind Muslims of the narrative of Abraham going to sacrifice his son.’
A MAN DRESSED as a clown plays with a girl on Friday, Id al-Fitr, near the Dome of the Rock on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

Muslims celebrate Id al-Fitr as Ramadan comes to end

Fasting month passes in relative quiet among Palestinians as people prepare for return to routine.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Empire State Building lit green for Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, July 17, 2015.

Empire State Building in NYC lit up in green for Eid al-Fitr

The skyscraper has carried out the tradition "for several years now, it is an annual lighting," a building spokeswoman says.

|ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (right) welcomes Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah to the Gaza Strip, October 9.

Crossroad to nowhere

Palestinians have grown increasingly frustrated with fruitless peace negotiations, failed UN ventures and a divided leadership

|ByJIHAN ABDALLA