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Muslims celebrate outside the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, following Muslim leaders announcing a return to pray at the Temple Mount, after Israeli police removed all security measures it had implemented in wake of a terror attack at the holy site two weeks ago. July 27, 2017. (Hadas Parush/FLASH90)

July 27, 2017, 5:02 pm

Temple Mount crisis saw PM failing under pressure and showed Abbas ready to go to war

Israeli sovereignty on the Temple Mount has clear limits. The dismal events of the past weeks underline that is smarter not to try to cross them

By Avi Issacharoff

Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas before a meeting at the Royal Palace in Amman on November 12, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/KHALIL MAZRAAWI)

July 26, 2017, 10:40 pm

Jordan king calls Abbas to urge calm after PA chief approves mass protests

Abdullah urges coordination to restore pre-July 14 situation, hours after Palestinian groups announce ‘day of rage’ Friday against Israeli security measures at Temple Mount

By Tamar Pileggi

Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security forces near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on July 24, 2017. (AFP/Abbas Momani)

July 26, 2017, 9:07 pm

Mobilizing militia, Abbas approves mass protests Friday over Temple Mount

Leaders of Tanzim gather to plan West Bank demonstrations; Fatah youth group announces it will attempt to block roads and ‘isolate settlements’

By Avi Issacharoff

Muslim worshipers shout slogans at the Lions Gate, outside the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, on July 19, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

July 26, 2017, 5:38 pm

The Temple Mount crisis — far from over, it’s really just beginning

Op-ed: While the removal of the metal detectors and cameras was supposed to mark the end of the trouble, Abbas and Netanyahu have each found ways to bring their peoples right back to the peak of conflict

By Avi Issacharoff

File: Jordan's King Abdullah II speaks during a press conference with US President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 5, 2017. (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)

July 26, 2017, 2:10 pm

Jordan’s King Abdullah calls Abbas to urge calm

With Abbas okay, Fatah leaders to mobilize mass Friday protests throughout West Bank; Fatah youth movement vows to ‘isolate all settlements’ in Friday violence

By TOI staff

Following a demonstration to show support for Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli prisons, a Palestinian protester jumps near a burning tire during clashes with Israeli security forces in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, April 17, 2017. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)

April 18, 2017, 10:38 pm

UN says watching Palestinian prisoner hunger strike closely

Spokesperson calls for both sides to show restraint, says inmates should be treated in humane manner

By AFP and TOI staff

Palestinian Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti is escorted by Israeli police into Jerusalem's Magistrate Court to testify as part of a US civil lawsuit against the Palestinian leadership, in January 2012. (photo credit: Flash90)

April 18, 2017, 4:03 pm

NYT public editor: Failure to detail Barghouti’s crimes discredits us

There was no justification to ‘skimp’ on Palestinian terrorist’s background when publishing an op-ed by him, says in-house watchdog

By Stuart Winer and TOI staff

A poster at Al-Quds University in the West Bank city of Jenin shows, from left, Yasser Arafat, jailed Palestinian Marwan Barghouti and Mahmoud Abbas and reads: "Going to Jerusalem". (AP /Mohammed Ballas)

April 15, 2016, 2:35 pm

Meet the next Palestinian president

Marwan Barghouti, jailed in Israel for murder and deep in plans with Hamas to ‘non-violently’ free Palestine, is the people’s choice to succeed Mahmoud Abbas. This would not be good news for Israel

By Avi Issacharoff

Israeli security forces walk near Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount on November 5, 2014. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)

April 13, 2016, 10:26 am

Palestinian leaders warn Temple Mount ‘provocations’ could stoke violence

Jews visiting Jerusalem’s flashpoint holy site during Passover will inflame tensions, must be stopped, mufti says

By Tamar Pileggi

Palestinian women pass by a mural depicting late Palestinian Authority president Yasser Arafat and jailed Tanzim leader Marwan Barghouti at the Qalandiya checkpoint. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

February 22, 2016, 11:01 pm

Army intelligence warns Fatah militants may join terror wave

In briefing last month, security cabinet reportedly heard that without peace talks, violence could spiral further

By TOI staff

File. Palestinians run from tear gas smoke during clashes with Israeli security forces at the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and Ramallah in the West Bank, on October 6, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI)

February 15, 2016, 5:57 pm

Israel arrests head of Fatah-aligned terror group

Tanzim chief Jamal Abu Lel, 48, directed shooting attacks against Israelis and channeled funds via Qalandiya refugee camp, says Shin Bet

By TOI staff

Masked Fatah operatives practice military skills during a drill in Gaza, March 6, 2015. (photo credit: Facebook)

December 28, 2015, 3:26 pm

Fatah could return to armed attacks on Israelis, PA source warns

Palestinian Authority source says current wave of unorganized violence is hard to stop, youth disillusioned over prospects for a state

By Stuart Winer and TOI staff

Still image taken from a video released by the Israel Police Spokesman apparently showing Palestinians gearing up for a confrontation on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Sunday, September 13, 2015. (screen capture: Israel Police)

October 22, 2015, 5:46 pm

Senior Fatah militant says violence likely to get worse

Adnan Ghaith, head of Tanzim in Jerusalem, says Abbas not in control of violence, PA won’t be a ‘border guard’ for Israel

By Stuart Winer

Palestinians run from tear gas during clashes with Israeli troops near Ramallah, West Bank, Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

October 13, 2015, 8:44 am

Arab states urge Abbas to restore calm; fewer at West Bank protests Monday

PA president says he is making efforts to reduce tensions, tells Indian president Israeli religious groups fanning flames

By Avi Issacharoff

Illustrative photo of a Palestinian hurling a Molotov cocktail toward Israeli security forces during clashes, near the city of Hebron, in the West Bank, on October 11, 2015. (AFP/Hazem Bader)

October 12, 2015, 9:58 am

Stop urging violence, Abbas tells Fatah militant leaders

In meeting with local Tanzim heads, PA leader forbids use of arms in struggle against Israel, tells others to stop incitement to terror attacks

By Avi Issacharoff