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Professional cyclists ride near the Jaffa Gate to Jerusalem's Old City in a race organized by the Jerusalem Municipality, on November 26, 2014. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 4, 2017, 5:01 am
Next year in Jerusalem: Giro riders face political hurdles
As Israeli prepares to host famous race, organizers say cyclists will avoid areas considered disputed, such as capital's Old City
By Josef Federman and Andrew Dampf
Demonstrators protest the 100th anniversary of Balfour Declaration outside the British Consulate in East Jerusalem, on November 2, 2017. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
November 2, 2017, 10:36 pm
Palestinians decry Balfour Declaration outside British consulate in Jerusalem
On centennial of document that paved way for Jewish statehood, Jerusalem mufti says protesters seeking to 'affirm' their 'rights on this land'
By Dov Lieber
Sunset over Ramat Shlomo on November 21, 2016.(Sebi Berens/Flash90)
October 26, 2017, 10:16 pm
Israel to green-light construction of 700 East Jerusalem homes
Plans to be approved next Wednesday are for 500 units in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood and 200 in neighboring Ramot
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative image of construction of new apartment buildings in Har Homa in East Jerusalem, seen on October 28, 2014. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
October 26, 2017, 12:38 am
New Jewish neighborhood reportedly planned for East Jerusalem
Government said to grant millions of shekels to build ten thousand homes in Atarot, near Arab town of Qalandiya; planning experts dismiss the idea
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Israeli security forces in the al-Ram village of the West Bank during the closure of offices allegedly used by the PA to track East Jerusalem residents' land sales to Jews on March 14, 2017. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Gharabli)
October 25, 2017, 8:00 pm
Police shutter PA conference in Jerusalem about land sales to Jews
Public security minister says he acts to ‘prevent any political foothold for the Palestinians’ in the capital
By Dov Lieber
The Nof Zion neighborhood in Jabel Mukaber, East Jerusalem. (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
October 25, 2017, 2:55 pm
Israel approves 176 new Jewish homes in East Jerusalem
Building boom will make Nof Zion the largest Israeli enclave in a Palestinian neighborhood of the capital, say opposing NGOs
By AFP and TOI staff
An undated photo of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Nof Zion in Jabel Mukabar (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
October 23, 2017, 3:58 am
176 new homes set for approval in Jewish enclave in East Jerusalem
Planning committee to meet Wednesday to okay tripling size of Nof Zion, located inside Arab neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber
By TOI staff and Jacob Magid
View of caravans in Givat Hamatos neighborhood of Jerusalem on July 05, 2016. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)
October 16, 2017, 3:11 am
Israel breaks ground on new units for East Jerusalem Jewish neighborhood
Some 1,600 apartments to be built in Givat Hamatos, over the Green Line; project was previously frozen amid tensions with Obama administration
By TOI staff and Jacob Magid
Israeli police near the Arab neighborhood of A-Tur in East Jerusalem, on May 20, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/File)
October 15, 2017, 8:44 pm
East Jerusalem Arab burns hand hurling petrol bomb; arresting officers treat him
Suspect targets security forces in A-Tur neighborhood, is detained for questioning
By TOI staff
Israeli border policemen stand guard outside Damascus Gate, a main entrance to Jerusalem's Old City, on July 15, 2017. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)
October 13, 2017, 1:58 am
Arab man said injured as Jewish youths riot in Jerusalem
Large group descends on Muslim Quarter, reportedly causes extensive damage to store and cars
By TOI staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the Kremlin in Moscow on October 5, 2017. (Alexey Nikolsky/AFP)
October 5, 2017, 6:03 pm
In Moscow, Saudi king slams Iran, signs billion dollar defense, energy deals
In first official visit by a Saudi monarch to Russia, King Salman tells Putin Iran must stop regional meddling, says wants to see Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as capital
By TOI staff and Agencies
Luai Abed (right) stands in front of a portrait photograph of himself at an exhibition of works by photo journalist Tali Mayer, who, herself, was wounded by a black sponge bullet in 2014 while covering a demonstration. (Ido Grumer)
September 28, 2017, 1:36 pm
Setting precedent, East Jerusalem man shot by police recognized as terror victim
Dozens more injured Palestinians expected to claim disability benefits after case of Luai Abed, who lost an eye to sponge-coated plastic bullet
By Sue Surkes
View of the Arab neighborhood of Silwan, in East Jerusalem, May 27, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
September 19, 2017, 3:42 pm
Shin Bet busts East Jerusalem terror cell planning shooting attacks
Eight members of group, all Israeli residents, also suspected of firebombings and stone-throwing
By Stuart Winer
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 (screen capture: YouTube)
September 19, 2017, 1:46 pm
Netanyahu on Iran deal: ‘Fix it or nix it’
At UN General Assembly, PM says 'sunset clause' in 2015 agreement will allow Iran to produce 'as many nuclear weapons as they like as soon as the deal expires'
By Raoul Wootliff
Rescuers at the site of a stabbing attack that left two elderly women moderately wounded, in Armon Hanatziv in southern Jerusalem, May 10, 2016. (Magen David Adom)
September 18, 2017, 7:39 pm
East Jerusalem teens sentenced for stabbing elderly Jewish women
2 Jabel Mukaber residents receive 18-year terms for attack last May, while a third gets 25 months for aiding them
By TOI staff
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