Stabbed Israeli Border Guard Shoots to Death His Palestinian Attacker in Jerusalem
It was the first stabbing attack in Jerusalem in three months.
It was the first stabbing attack in Jerusalem in three months.
It is that time of year. I am on my bi-annual pilgrimage to Israel. For the past fourteen years, I have come at least annually, most of the time bi-annually and sometimes three or four times a year.
The Palestinian Authority condemned Israel for the killing of two Palestinian attackers in Jerusalem and called on the United Nations to intervene to protect its citizens.
Thousands attended the funerals of two Jewish-Israelis who were stabbed to death in Jerusalem’s Old City.
A far-right Israeli activist was shot and wounded in Jerusalem on Wednesday as he left a conference promoting a Jewish campaign to permit praying at a flashpoint Old City compound holy to both Jews and Muslims, Israeli officials said.
Ten years ago, Jerusalem was just starting to emerge from the Second Intifada, which scared away local residents as well as investors.
The Mount of Olives, a 2.2-mile ridge of three mountains to the east of Jerusalem’s Old City, is a holy site for Jews and Christians. It’s dotted with countless churches and is home to the world’s largest Jewish cemetery, with approximately 150,000 graves.