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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 623

Micky Rosenfeld

Police carry out searches in the al-Makassed hospital in East Jerusalem after tear gas was fired into the building on August 21, 2020 (Screencapture/Twitter)
August 21, 2020, 6:51 pm
Cops accused of firing tear gas into E. Jerusalem hospital while dispersing riot
Police deny using tear gas, saying acrid smoke that filled halls of al-Makassed hospital was from pepper spray used by one of the suspects in a 200-person brawl
By Aaron Boxerman
An Israeli police officer puts his knee on a demonstrator to make an arrest during a protest against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, outside his residence in Jerusalem, early Wednesday, July 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
July 22, 2020, 9:54 pm
Cop digs knee into protester’s neck: ‘A little more pressure, I would’ve choked’
Police claim footage shows partial picture of what unfolded at anti-Netanyahu demonstration, but admit they employed tactic spokesman had claimed officers don’t use
By ToI Staff
A picture taken from the Israeli side of Tarkumiya checkpoint near the southern city of Kiryat Gat shows Palestinian workers crossing into Israel to reach their jobs on November 14, 2019 (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
March 24, 2020, 6:28 pm
PA accuses Israel of abandoning sick Palestinian worker at West Bank checkpoint
Rights group says laborer fell ill in Tel Aviv, was examined at a hospital, then police left him at checkpoint without coordinating with Palestinian medical authorities
By Adam Rasgon
Palestinians throw stones during clashes with Israeli police in Jerusalem's neighborhood of Issawiya on June 28, 2019, a day after a Palestinian was shot and killed by police during a protest in the same neighborhood. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
January 14, 2020, 10:53 pm
EU expresses concern over violence in East Jerusalem’s Issawiya
Envoy Tomas Niklasson calls on ‘responsible actors on the ground’ to exercise ‘restraint’; EU diplomats tour neighborhood where Israel Police have recently stepped up raids
By Adam Rasgon
Palestinians are arrested during clashes with Israeli police in Jerusalem's neighborhood of Issawiya, June 28, 2019, a day after a Palestinian was shot and killed by police during a protest in the same neighborhood. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
January 12, 2020, 4:59 am
East Jerusalem’s Issawiya boils as residents decry months of police intervention
Security officials say they’ve stepped up operations because of escalating violence emanating from the Palestinian neighborhood, home to 18,000
By Adam Rasgon
Screen capture from video of Palestinian Authority Minister for Jerusalem Affairs Fadi al-Hadami. (YouTube)
November 7, 2019, 8:07 pm
EU expresses concern over Israel’s arrest of senior PA officials in Jerusalem
Police spokesman says Palestinian minister was recently detained on suspicions that he violated a law that bans PA activity in the city
By Adam Rasgon
Munir Zughayer, an activist who leads a committee that frequently complains to the Jerusalem Municipality about the state of services in Kafr Aqab, points to a number of buildings that were built in contravention of regulations on February 20, 2019. (Adam Rasgon/Times of Israel)
June 6, 2019, 3:26 pm
Jerusalem’s no man’s land: Chaos and anarchy in the Kafr Aqab neighborhood
Formally part of Israel , but on West Bank side of barrier, area marred by lawlessness, building chaos, and traffic; city says security situation harms ability to provide services
By Adam Rasgon
The scene of an alleged attempted stabbing attack near Hawara in the northern West Bank, April 3, 2019. (Courtesy)
April 14, 2019, 10:10 pm
B’tselem: Settlers executed Palestinian who hurled rocks at cars
Rights group claims troops wiped CCTV footage of incident in the West Bank in early April; IDF says attacker also tried to carry out stabbing
By Adam Rasgon
A hidden camera allegedly snuck into a polling station in an Arab town by a Likud observer during parliamentary elections on April 9, 2019. (Courtesy Hadash-Ta'al)
April 9, 2019, 10:46 pm
Arabs blast ‘racist’ Likud scheme to install cameras at polling stations
Many residents of Tamra and Shfaram say cameras did not frighten them; party attorney claims they were intended ‘to preserve the integrity of the vote’
By Adam Rasgon
Moshe Ya'alon and others speak at a Blue and White event in the village of Tamra in the Galilee on April 3, 2019. (Courtesy of Inbar Bezek)
April 4, 2019, 10:04 am
Invasive security checks mar Blue and White’s 1st outreach event to Arab voters
Locals complain about stringent Shin Bet inspections at campaign gathering in Tamra; Ya’alon, the main speaker, apologizes; this reporter questioned about his religion
By Adam Rasgon
Turkish tourists, who were arrested earlier in the week at a holy site in Jerusalem following Muslim prayers, are seen at an Israeli court in Jerusalem, on December 23, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Ahmad GHARABLI)
December 23, 2017, 11:20 pm
Israeli court releases three Turks after Jerusalem ‘incident’
Police spokesman provides few details of what led to arrests, but footage shows men wearing red shirts with Turkish flag scuffling with officers in Old City
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli police clash with Palestinian protesters near Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 22, 2017.(Suliman Khader/Flash90)
December 23, 2017, 4:44 pm
Israel arrests 3 Turks after ‘incident’ near Temple Mount
Police spokesman provides few details of what led to incident, but footage shows men wearing red shirts with Turkish flag scuffling with officers in Old City
By AFP and ToI Staff
Israeli border guards keep watch as Palestinian Muslim worshipers pray outside Jerusalem's Old City overlooking the Temple Mount compound on July 28, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI)
July 28, 2017, 5:09 pm
After weeks of tension, Friday’s Muslim prayers in Old City end peacefully
Worshipers roll up prayers rugs and leave Lions Gate area quietly; Israel Police confirm prayers end without incident
By Dov Lieber
Illustrative: Police at the scene where a car bomb went off in Givatayim near Tel Aviv on April 26, 2015, injuring three people. Police believe that the blast was criminally motivated. (Flash90)
February 3, 2017, 4:49 pm
Six wounded in Tel Aviv-area car explosion
Five of the wounded are children; police believe blast was an attempted hit in turf war between rival criminal groups
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev (L) attend the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on December 11, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 11, 2016, 9:35 pm
Citing Trump, Netanyahu seeks more loyalists in civil service
Prime minister reportedly envious of president-elect’s ability to fill more than 4,000 positions in the administration
By ToI Staff
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