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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 364

Abu Ghosh

This handout photo shows damage to a car in Abu Ghosh after it was ablaze in a suspected hate crime, July 17, 2023. (Israel Police)
July 17, 2023, 11:05 am
Police open hate crime probe after cars torched in Arab town near Jerusalem
Vandals also spray graffiti in Abu Ghosh against the recent detention of several far-right Jewish suspects over West Bank settler rioting
By ToI Staff
Cars burnt in an apparent anti-Arab attack in Abu Ghosh, near Jerusalem, November 25, 2022 (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
November 25, 2022, 9:34 am
Cars set alight, anti-Arab graffiti sprayed in towns near Jerusalem
Vehicles burnt in Abu Ghosh, Ein Naqquba; graffiti includes racist phrase ‘Enough with terror attacks, deport Arabs’; no arrests
By ToI Staff
A Blend.ar participant volunteering at a restaurant in Abu Ghosh, October 2021. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
November 6, 2021, 8:43 am
Immersive Arabic program invites Israelis to blend into life in Abu Ghosh
Chen Kupperman’s innovative courses at Blend.ar teach more than just language — they bring participants to live, work, eat and socialize with Israeli Arabs around the clock
By Aviva Bar-Am
Illustrative: Palestinian men inspect a car that was burnt in a suspected hate crime in the northern West Bank village of Beit Dajan on November 22, 2019. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
January 19, 2020, 9:14 pm
Far-right activist indicted for attempting to carry out anti-Arab attack
Suspect allegedly arrived in town of Abu Gosh carrying a knife, lighter fluid, spay paint, pepper spray and gloves before being spotted by police
By Jacob Magid
Photographs of Neal and Adi Erlich. (Screen capture: Channel 13 news)
January 18, 2020, 7:04 pm
Arab Israeli town steps up for widow and newborn daughter of Jewish policeman
Residents of Abu Ghosh set up mourning tent, sit Shiva in memory of Neal Erlich, a resident of the Jerusalem-area community who died suddenly at 33
By ToI Staff
In the upper terrace at Kiriath-jearim, a massive wall was unearthed some 15 cm below topsoil. The well-preserved wall is circa 3 m broad and preserved to 2.15 m on its outer face. (Shmunis Family Excavations at Kiriath-jearim)
January 10, 2019, 8:05 pm
Biblical site tied to Ark of the Covenant unearthed at convent in central Israel
Excavation uncovers a unique, monumental structure previously unknown in the region. Was it a shrine — or the site of David’s triumphant parade of the legendary ark?
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Illustrative image of people walking in Jerusalem's Zion Square on August 7, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 19, 2018, 1:19 am
Arab woman says she was tasered, beaten by Jewish girls in Jerusalem
Rajeda Othman from Abu Ghosh says she was attacked by a group of women in Zion Square physically and verbally
By ToI Staff
Friends and family carry the body of Youssef Ottman during his funeral in Abu Ghosh, September 26, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
September 26, 2017, 10:54 pm
In Abu Ghosh, bereaved father says he’s ‘proud’ of son slain protecting Har Adar
Yousef Ottman remembered as friendly and ‘understanding’; was saving money for university and dreamed of becoming a dentist
By Dov Lieber
Tthe Cenacle, or Upper Room, on Mount Zion just outside the Old City, where Christians believe Jesus held the Last Supper, is revered by Jews as the site of King David's tomb. (AFP/Constance Decorde)
September 26, 2017, 2:36 pm
Jewish man, 54, sets himself on fire at David’s Tomb in Jerusalem
Authorities say man apparently suffering from mental illness, is hospitalized in moderate to serious condition
By ToI Staff
From left to right: Solomon Gavriyah, Youssef Ottman and Or Arish, three Israelis killed in a terror attack outside the settlement of Har Adar on September 26, 2017 (Courtesy)
September 26, 2017, 1:40 pm
Border cop, 2 security guards named as victims of Har Adar shooting attack
Policeman Solomon Gavriyah of Be’er Yaakov, Youssef Ottman of Abu Ghosh, and local man Or Arish were checking Palestinian laborers when terrorist opened fire
By ToI Staff
IDF soldiers impose a closure on the Palestinian village of Bayt Surik after a resident carried out a terror attack at a nearby Israeli settlement in which three people were killed on September 26, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 26, 2017, 11:59 am
After deadly shooting, IDF seals off hometown of Har Adar terrorist
Troops deployed to area around settlement where a Palestinian shot dead 3 security officers; PM says gunman’s home will be demolished
By Judah Ari Gross
Emergency services respond to a terror attack outside the Har Adar settlement near Jerusalem, in which three were killed and one wounded, on September 26, 2017. (Hadas Parush/FLASH90)
September 26, 2017, 7:41 am
3 Israelis killed, 1 seriously hurt in terror shooting near Jerusalem
Assailant approaches Har Adar settlement among a group of Palestinian laborers, opens fire on police and security guards, is shot dead
By Judah Ari Gross
Aerial view of biblical tel believed to be site of ancient Kiryat Ye'arim, west of Jerusalem. (courtesy of William Schlegel)
February 8, 2017, 5:16 pm
Archaeologists to break ground at biblical site where Ark of the Covenant stood
Israeli and French researchers to excavate ancient site of Kiryat Ye’arim, outside Jerusalem, one of the few unstudied biblical tels
By Ilan Ben Zion
Gershon Cohen and Brother Olivier, the unlikely partners and friends whose mutual understanding has allowed the annual Abu Ghosh Festival to happen each year (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
October 15, 2016, 10:45 am
The monk and the moshavnik who produce coexistence concerts in a Muslim village
Brother Olivier and Gershon Cohen next week celebrate 25 years of Abu Ghosh’s classical music festival
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Diners sit in the Abu Ghosh Restaurant, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, November 20, 2013. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
September 7, 2016, 8:58 pm
Abu Ghosh hummus joint slammed for billing Chinese tourists NIS 16,500
Greed destroying budding tourist market, says head of Israeli tourism body, while restaurant owner laments not charging more
By Sue Surkes
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