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Illustrative: An areal view of a Muslim cemetery in East Jerusalem, 2015 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 16, 2018, 4:31 pm
Palestinian shunned for selling land to Jews to be buried in Jewish cemetery
Mufti rules East Jerusalem resident Alah Kirsh, killed in Route 90 crash that claimed lives of 5 others last week, is ‘not a member of the Muslim nation’
By JTA
Police are seen outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque during clashes following Friday afternoon prayers at the Temple Mount compound in the Old City of Jerusalem on July 27, 2018. (Police Spokesperson)
September 20, 2018, 7:13 pm
Israel arrests 10 East Jerusalemites suspected of leading Temple Mount clashes
Group that sparked fight at holy site between police, worshipers in July was led by a Hamas-linked ex-con whose father committed a deadly shooting attack in 2016, Shin Bet says
By Judah Ari Gross
Police are seen outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque during clashes following Friday afternoon prayers at the Temple Mount compound in the Old City of Jerusalem on July 27, 2018. (Police Spokesperson)
July 27, 2018, 7:19 pm
Police enter Al-Aqsa Mosque, clash with worshipers in Temple Mount riots
Authorities arrest 24 people, with 4 officers injured, after Palestinians barricade themselves in mosque following Friday afternoon prayers; holy site reopened after nearly 4 hours
By Alexander Fulbright and Jacob Magid
Muslim worshipers clash with police on the Temple Mount on July 27, 2018. (Screen capture: Ir Amim)
July 27, 2018, 3:40 pm
Violent clashes break out on Temple Mount after Muslim prayers
Worshipers attack police with rocks, fireworks after parade marking year since metal detectors were removed from site; policeman, several rioters said lightly wounded
By TOI staff and Jacob Magid
Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel visiting the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on July 8, 2018. (Courtesy)
July 8, 2018, 10:13 am
First cabinet member enters Temple Mount after 3 years as PM lifts ban
Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel the first to make use of new decision letting MKs visit flashpoint Jerusalem holy site once every 3 months; calls for completely free access
By Michael Bachner and TOI staff
Dr. Mahmoud Habbash, Supreme Sharia Judge in the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s adviser on religious and Islamic affairs. (Courtesy)
July 7, 2018, 10:23 am
Abbas adviser compares Israeli security at Temple Mount to Nazism, Inquisition
Mahmoud Habbash laments restrictions on Muslim access to Al-Aqsa Mosque: ‘Are they trying to do to others what was done to them?’
By TOI staff
Jordanian diplomat Nizar al-Qaissi, left, joined Waqf officials and the Palestinian mufti of Jerusalem in greeting Prince William on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, June 28, 2018. (British Consulate General Jerusalem)
July 5, 2018, 1:29 pm
Israel irked over Jordanian diplomat greeting Prince William on Temple Mount
Ramallah-based Nizar al-Qaissi joined Waqf officials in welcoming UK royal on ‘private visit’ to Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock
By Raphael Ahren
MK Yehuda Glick (C-L) walks barefoot, escorted by Israeli police and supporters, inside the flash-point Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem's Old City on August 29, 2017. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP).
July 3, 2018, 11:58 pm
Netanyahu lifts ban on MKs visiting Temple Mount
Barred from visits since 2015 wave of terror attacks, lawmakers now permitted to go to holy site once every three months
By TOI staff
Britain's Prince William arrives on a Royal Air Force plane at Ben Gurion airport outside Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
June 25, 2018, 6:17 pm
Prince William lands in Israel on first-ever official visit by a UK royal
Netanyahu hails Duke of Cambridge’s ‘historic visit,’ which will likely include stops at the Western Wall and the Temple Mount
By Raphael Ahren
Britain's Prince William disembarks from a Royal Air Force plane after landing at the Marka airport in Amman, Jordan, June 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
June 25, 2018, 2:34 pm
Prince William set to land in Israel for visit rife with historical symbolism
Ending 70-year-old unofficial boycott, Duke of Cambridge to visit Yad Vashem and Mount of Olives, meet Netanyahu in Jerusalem and Abbas in Ramallah
By Raphael Ahren
Archaeologist Zachi Dvira (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
June 22, 2018, 2:58 pm
Muslim cleanup project ‘illegally disturbed, removed’ ancient soil on Temple Mt
Ramadan ‘beautification’ effort was deliberately provocative, part of bid to erase traces of pre-Muslim era heritage, claims activist-archaeologist; Israeli authorities checking
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Palestinians gather to perform the last Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem on June 8, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / HAZEM BADER)
June 8, 2018, 11:23 pm
Ramadan prayers in Jerusalem end peacefully, in stark contrast to Gaza violence
200,000 Muslim pilgrims visit Temple Mount on final Friday of holy month, pose no challenge to hundreds of police deployed in capital
By TOI staff
Palestinians throw chairs and other objects from inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Jerusalem's Temple Mount, June 7, 2018. (Screenshot from police footage)
June 7, 2018, 2:51 pm
Palestinians hurl chairs, stones from Al-Aqsa Mosque, injuring tourist, cop
Two arrested after violent outbreak on Temple Mount; police searching for additional suspects in clashes
By Sue Surkes
Volunteer paramedic Razan Najjar, 21, center, is seen before she was killed, running with protesters to take cover from tear gas fired by Israeli troops, in the Gaza Strip, near the border with Israel, during a violent demonstration east of Khan Younis, June 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
June 5, 2018, 5:55 pm
IDF: Gazan medic shot dead last week was not deliberately targeted
Military says initial investigation finds Razan Najjar, 21, was likely killed by a ricochet or a misdirected shot; IDF continues to investigate
By Judah Ari Gross, TOI staff and AFP
Palestinian mourners carry the body of 21-year-old Palestinian paramedic Razan al-Najjar at her funeral in Khan Yunis on June 2, 2018. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
June 2, 2018, 5:03 pm
Thousands at funeral for Gaza volunteer medic killed on Israel border
IDF says it is investigating shooting of 21-year-old Razan al-Najjar; Arab Israeli MK calls it a ‘war crime’
By TOI staff and AFP
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