The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/walaja/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Walaja | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/walaja/ 32 32 Supreme Court freezes demolition orders for 38 homes in East Jerusalem village https://www.timesofisrael.com/supreme-court-freezes-demolition-orders-for-38-homes-in-east-jerusalem-village/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 20:09:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2737909&preview=true&preview_id=2737909 Judges grant a 6-month stay -- day after Blinken wraps up trip -- in order to allow al-Walaja homeowners to produce a master plan that could pave way for town's full legalization

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]]> 50 US lawmakers call for Israel to end planned demolitions in East Jerusalem village https://www.timesofisrael.com/50-us-lawmakers-call-for-israel-to-end-planned-demolitions-in-east-jerusalem-village/ Tue, 22 Mar 2022 20:42:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2730271 Around 300 Palestinians are threatened by demolitions in Al-Walaja, which lies partially inside Jerusalem; Israeli authorities say the construction there is illegal

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]]> Former MK Yehudah Glick detained, suspected of trying to smuggle in Palestinian https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-mk-yehudah-glick-detained-suspected-of-trying-to-smuggle-palestinian/ Sun, 11 Jul 2021 05:20:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2579866 Longtime Temple Mount activist says law enforcement lying in saying he was unruly, says he was the one who asked officer to inspect hitchhiker's entry documents

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]]> Riots break out as Israeli police demolish homes in Palestinian village https://www.timesofisrael.com/riots-break-out-as-israeli-police-demolish-homes-in-palestinian-village/ Mon, 03 Sep 2018 08:55:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1919223 Two municipal workers, several Palestinians reported injured in clashes in al-Walaja, straddling East Jerusalem and West Bank

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]]> Two Israelis sentenced to prison for 2016 assault of Palestinian man https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-israelis-sentenced-to-prison-for-2016-assault-of-palestinian-man/ Thu, 24 May 2018 12:55:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1857212 Yonatan Holtzman gets 2 years and Yishai Ben Abu 5 months in jail after they confessed to racist attack on outskirts of Jerusalem

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]]> Jerusalem set to permit 300 new East Jerusalem homes https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-set-to-permit-300-new-east-jerusalem-homes/ Sun, 24 Dec 2017 18:01:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1757579 Council to give approval for eight buildings in Gilo, despite reported Trump administration request for 'calm' after recognition

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]]> PA security forces suppress protest in Ramallah https://www.timesofisrael.com/pa-security-forces-suppress-protest-in-ramallah/ Sun, 12 Mar 2017 16:21:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1578682&preview_id=1578682 Palestinian police use batons, tear gas to disperse demonstrators outside trial of prominent Palestinian activist; 11 injured and six detained

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]]> Israel delays returning body of Palestinian killed in shootout with IDF https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-delays-returning-body-of-palestinian-killed-in-shootout-with-idf/ Fri, 10 Mar 2017 11:33:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1577683&preview_id=1577683 Army confirms it won't return Basel al-A'araj's remains to his family, but declines to say if it ever agreed to

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]]> PA arrests 3 missing youths, foils ‘large-scale attack’ against Israelis https://www.timesofisrael.com/pa-arrests-3-missing-youths-foils-large-scale-attack-against-israelis/ Sat, 09 Apr 2016 19:37:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1372789&preview_id=1372789 Trio found north of Ramallah with grenades, sub-machine gun; Palestinian security sources assess they are members of terror group Hamas

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]]> Palestinians search for 3 youths; not clear if they’re planning attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-step-up-search-efforts-for-3-missing-youths/ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 10:38:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1372290&preview_id=1372290 Cellphones and 2 ID cards belonging to the three found near Ramallah last week; families say they have not heard from them

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]]> Fears over 3 Palestinian youths missing for over a week https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-palestinian-youths-missing-for-over-a-week/ Thu, 07 Apr 2016 14:24:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1371813 Cellphones and 2 ID cards belonging to the three found near Ramallah; families say they have not heard from them

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]]> ‘Tomorrow, God will ask us why we didn’t make peace’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/tomorrow-god-will-ask-us-why-we-didnt-make-peace/ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:34:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=382088 Through an organization called Land of Peace, partly inspired by the late Rabbi Menachem Froman, Nachum Pachenik and his near-neighbor Ziad Sabatin try to bridge the settler-Palestinian gulf

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]]> Harvard students contest detention by Israeli authorities http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/3/19/students-dispute-israel-detainment/ http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=43676 Harvard Crimson: Students, briefly held during trip to West Bank, say they did not travel on restricted road

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