Items related to Jerusalem

Pope Shenuda III, head of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church, leads the Easter midnight mass at the Coptic Cathedral of Saint Mark, Cairo in the early hours of April 24, 2011.
Thousands of Egyptian Christians headed to Jerusalem for Easter
Al-Masry Al-Youm 29 Mar 2013
  Dozens of Egyptian Christians headed to Israel on Thursday on an Air Sinai flight to celebrate Easter in...
Number of Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories
EU says members should block Israel settlement funding
AFP 27 Feb 2013
The European Union has recommended its 27 member states "prevent" all financial transactions that support...
Palestinians arrive to attend weekly Friday prayers at the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's old city
Palestinians warn about possible Obama visit to Al-Aqsa
AFP 24 Feb 2013
Palestinian political and religious leaders stressed Sunday that US President Barack Obama should not visit the Al-Aqsa...
File picture dated December 29, 2009, construction continues in the mostly Arab east Jerusalem Jewish settlement of Maaleh Hazeitim. The construction of more than 13,000 new homes for Israeli settlers in the West Bank has been approved and will proceed when a partial moratorium expires this month, a watchdog group said on September 13, 2010.
Israel approves 1,500 more settler homes in east Jerusalem
Reuters 17 Dec 2012
Israel approved plans to build 1,500 more Jewish settler homes in east Jerusalem on Monday, an official said, days...
File picture dated March 8, 2010 shows a small Palestinian flag attached to a fence fluttering outside the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit, on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The construction of more than 13,000 new homes for Israeli settlers in the West Bank has been approved and will proceed when a partial moratorium expires this month, a watchdog group said on September 13, 2010.
Israel withholds Palestinian funds after UN vote
Reuters 02 Dec 2012
Israel said on Sunday it was withholding this month's transfer of tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority, after...
File picture dated December 29, 2009, construction continues in the mostly Arab east Jerusalem Jewish settlement of Maaleh Hazeitim. The construction of more than 13,000 new homes for Israeli settlers in the West Bank has been approved and will proceed when a partial moratorium expires this month, a watchdog group said on September 13, 2010.
Rocket targets Jerusalem, leaves no injuries
Egypt Independent 16 Nov 2012
Jerusalem was targeted at 4 pm by a rocket from Gaza Strip for the first time since the military Israeli raids on Gaza...
A section of the controversial Israeli barrier is seen between the Shuafat refugee camp (R), in the West Bank near Jerusalem, and Pisgat Zeev (rear), in an area Israel annexed to Jerusalem after capturing it in the 1967 war.
Carter: Israel not committed to two-state solution
Reuters 22 Oct 2012
Former US President Jimmy Carter on Monday said the Israeli-Palestinian peace process had reached a crisis point and...
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert (C) attends the reading of a verdict in his trial at Jerusalem District court July 10, 2012.
Israeli ex-PM Olmert spared jail in corruption case
Reuters 24 Sep 2012
  An Israeli court spared former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert a prison term for breach of trust on Monday, opening...
Caught in the middle: Gypsies in Jerusalem marginalized in conflict-laden city
Muriel Esposito 23 Sep 2012
JERUSALEM — While it is a community that has lived in the city for centuries, not many have heard of the Dom in...
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman speaks during a joint press conference with his Cypriot counterpart Marcos Kyprianou at the foreign ministry in Nicosia on September 3, 2010.
Israel FM Avigdor Lieberman urges Morsy to visit Jerusalem
AFP 28 Aug 2012
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Tuesday urged Egypt's President Mohamed Morsy to warm relations with...