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Jewish worshipers seen at the gravesite of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron, northern Israel, after Lag B'Omer celebrations were canceled, May 3, 2026. (David Cohen/Flash90)
May 4, 2026, 5:39 am
Police brace for unrest at Meron pilgrimage site after drastic cutbacks to Lag B’Omer revelry
Amid war-related security concerns, cops block roads, but don’t vacate thousands already at northern shrine; unknown group tells Haredim to arm themselves with pepper spray, tasers; alternate bonfire lightings planned in Jerusalem
By Charlie Summers
Paramedics in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah after finding a man lifeless there, with signs of hypothermia, during winter Storm Byron on December 12, 2025. (Magen David Adom)
December 12, 2025, 11:59 am
One dead in East Jerusalem, teen missing in Tel Aviv area as storm expected to abate
Rescuers stretched thin during intense flooding from Storm Byron; 11 Gazans killed in storm since Thursday, says official PA outlet, as tent cities flood
By ToI Staff and Noam Lehmann
Palestinians and left wing activists protest against the expulsion of Palestinian families from their homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, December, 24 2021. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
February 5, 2025, 9:57 pm
New Jewish development planned for flashpoint Jerusalem neighborhood
Plans call for construction of 316 housing units in Sheikh Jarrah; civil rights group charges proposed development is part of ‘racist policy’ to push Palestinians out of capital
By Jeremy Sharon
Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef speaks as ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the holiday of Lag B'Omer in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem on May 25, 2024. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
May 26, 2024, 7:00 am
Barred from Meron, Jewish worshipers mark Lag B’Omer at flashpoint East Jerusalem site
Thousands crowd into venue outside Shimon HaTzadik tomb as police lock down tense Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood; Sephardi chief rabbi lights fire, speaks before enthused audience
By Charlie Summers
Haredi Jews watch preperations for the Lag B'Omer festivities at the Shimon HaTzadik tomb in Jerusalem on May 22, 2024. (Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/FLASH90)
May 25, 2024, 8:12 am
Fearing Hezbollah in north, state moves Lag B’Omer event to East Jerusalem flashpoint
With Mt. Meron in the Galilee closed due to missile fears, 30,000 pilgrims are expected to stream into the Shimon HaTzadik tomb in Sheikh Jarrah on Saturday night and Sunday
By Canaan Lidor
Palestinians and left-wing activists protest against the eviction of Palestinian families from their homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, on April 16, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 15, 2024, 10:03 pm
Court orders eviction of Palestinian family from flashpoint East Jerusalem surburb
Reigniting legal saga over land ownership in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem court gives extended family of 20 until July to vacate home; Palestinians say they’ve lived there for decades
By ToI Staff and AP
Israeli security forces search for the suspect of a shooting attack in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem, April 18, 2023 (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
November 27, 2023, 3:23 pm
Two terror victims request attacker be taken off prisoner release list
Yaakov Mozes and Moshe Haas, who were shot and seriously injured in East Jerusalem by 16-year old Ibrahim Sultan Zamer, say news he may be released is hindering their recovery
By Jeremy Sharon
Moria Cohen speaks to press in her home in the Sheikh Jarrah neighorhood of Jerusalem in this image dated December 8, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 22, 2023, 4:27 pm
Palestinian just convicted of stabbing her neighbor may be freed in Hamas deal
Dvir Cohen, whose wife Moriah was attacked by Nafoz Hamad in Jerusalem, says that while he’s ‘happy for the families of the hostages,’ he’ll fight to keep her in prison
By ToI Staff
Palestine's Ataa Jaber (R) and Indonesia's Asnawi Mangkualam Bahar fight for the ball during the international friendly football match between Indonesia and Palestine at Gelora Bung Tomo stadium in Surabaya on June 14, 2023. (Photo by Juni Kriswanto / AFP)
September 19, 2023, 5:58 pm
Israeli captain playing for the Palestinians: ‘Can’t separate politics from sports’
Former Maccabi Haifa and Israeli U-21 player Ataa Jaber says he made the choice to switch national teams after clashes in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Border Police patrol Jerusalem's Old City during the Passover and Ramadan holidays, April 10, 2023. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
June 17, 2023, 4:24 am
Jewish suspect said arrested for alleged racist attack on Arab man in Jerusalem
Suspected perpetrator allegedly hit victim with metal bar in East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, causing cerebral hemorrhage
By ToI Staff
Painter Lotta Camilla Teale at work on a piece for 'Jerusalem: An Exhibition,' marking a year of living in the city (Courtesy Lotta Camilla Teale)
June 9, 2023, 12:25 pm
Artist marks year in Israel with oils of local life and landmarks
Lotta Camilla Teale brings a dreamy, meditative feel to paintings of Jerusalem’s stone walls and flowering paths
By Jessica Steinberg
Police at the scene of a terror shooting attack in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, April 18, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
May 11, 2023, 10:06 am
Palestinian teen to be indicted for East Jerusalem shooting that injured 2
15-year-old reportedly went to school after firing at car from point-blank range in flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah; IDF plans to demolish home of terrorist who killed brothers in Huwara
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Israeli security forces search for the suspect of a shooting attack in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem, April 18, 2023 (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
April 19, 2023, 9:27 am
Palestinian 15-year-old arrested for East Jerusalem shooting that injured 2 Israelis
Teen from Nablus reportedly went to school after firing at vehicle from point-blank range on Tuesday; separately, IDF says 3 held in Jenin involved in major ‘terrorist activity’
By Emanuel Fabian
Police at the scene of a terror shooting attack in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, April 18, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
April 18, 2023, 7:38 am
Two men hurt in terror shooting in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah
Victims reportedly targeted while heading to prayers; both taken to hospital in moderate condition; police searching for gunman, who flees scene
By Emanuel Fabian
Screen capture from video shows Muhammad Zahran, left, falling to the ground after allegedly being hit by one of a mob of Jewish Israelis in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, on October 31, 2022. (Twitter. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 2, 2022, 12:15 pm
Two Jewish men suspected of terror, racial assault of Arab Israeli in Jerusalem
Gag order on case lifted; suspects allegedly caused head injuries to the victim, 52, during a deliberate violent provocation in flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood last month
By ToI Staff
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