Tag Archives: Temple Mount (Jerusalem)

The New York Times 9:21 am on May 3, 2022
Tags: Cable Cars and Trams ( 12 ), Christians and Christianity ( 207 ), East Jerusalem ( 44 ), Israel ( 664 ), Jerusalem (Israel) ( 85 ), Jews and Judaism ( 339 ), Muslims and Islam ( 288 ), Palestinians ( 319 ), Religion and Belief ( 173 ), Temple Mount (Jerusalem)   

Israel Plans Zip Line for Ancient Jerusalem

A Jewish settler group is promoting projects that opponents say will change the delicate historic, religious and political balance in highly symbolic areas around Jerusalem’s Old City.

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The New York Times 10:43 pm on April 22, 2022
Tags: Al Aqsa Mosque (Jerusalem) ( 23 ), Arabs ( 28 ), Bennett, Naftali ( 80 ), Defense and Military Forces ( 1,221 ), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots ( 1,643 ), East Jerusalem ( 44 ), Hamas ( 104 ), Israel ( 664 ), Jerusalem (Israel) ( 85 ), Jews and Judaism ( 339 ), Mosques ( 37 ), Muslims and Islam ( 288 ), Olmert, Ehud ( 3 ), Palestinians ( 319 ), Temple Mount (Jerusalem), Terrorism ( 609 ), War and Armed Conflicts ( 897 ), Western Wall (Jerusalem) ( 4 )   

A Site Holy to Jews and Muslims Returns as the Nexus of Conflict

The skirmishes between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Aqsa Mosque, known to Jews as Temple Mount, are laden with national and religious symbolism.

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The New York Times 8:03 am on April 21, 2022
Tags: Al Aqsa Mosque (Jerusalem) ( 23 ), Defense and Military Forces ( 1,221 ), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots ( 1,643 ), Gaza Strip ( 131 ), Hamas ( 104 ), Israel ( 664 ), Jerusalem (Israel) ( 85 ), Jews and Judaism ( 339 ), Mosques ( 37 ), Palestinians ( 319 ), Temple Mount (Jerusalem)   

Gazan Militants and Israeli Air Force Exchange Fire

The flare-up followed a rise in tensions over holy places in Jerusalem and a deadly wave of Arab attacks in Israel, answered by a lethal Israeli crackdown in the occupied West Bank.

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The New York Times 10:23 am on April 17, 2022
Tags: Al Aqsa Mosque (Jerusalem) ( 23 ), Christians and Christianity ( 207 ), Easter and Holy Week ( 37 ), Israel ( 664 ), Jerusalem (Israel) ( 85 ), Jesus Christ ( 40 ), Jews and Judaism ( 339 ), Mohammed, The Prophet of Islam ( 15 ), Moses (Prophet) ( 3 ), Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides ( 1,175 ), Muslims and Islam ( 288 ), Passover ( 22 ), Ramadan ( 35 ), Temple Mount (Jerusalem), Terrorism ( 609 )   

Rare Overlap of Holy Days Shows Jerusalem’s Promise and Problems

In its Old City, a Christian, a Jew and a Muslim marked Easter, Passover and Ramadan. To some, it’s a “symphony.” To others, a reminder of division.

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The New York Times 6:38 am on April 17, 2022
Tags: Al Aqsa Mosque (Jerusalem) ( 23 ), Israel ( 664 ), Jerusalem (Israel) ( 85 ), Mosques ( 37 ), Palestinians ( 319 ), Temple Mount (Jerusalem)   

Israeli Police Stop Muslim Worshipers From Entering Holy Site

Brief clashes broke out Sunday in side streets near the Aqsa Mosque compound, two days after violence at the site left more than 150 people injured.

#al-aqsa-mosque-jerusalem, #israel, #jerusalem-israel, #mosques, #palestinians, #temple-mount-jerusalem

The New York Times 6:36 pm on April 15, 2022
Tags: Al Aqsa Mosque (Jerusalem) ( 23 ), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots ( 1,643 ), Easter and Holy Week ( 37 ), Israel ( 664 ), Jerusalem (Israel) ( 85 ), Mosques ( 37 ), Muslims and Islam ( 288 ), Palestinians ( 319 ), Ramadan ( 35 ), Temple Mount (Jerusalem), Terrorism ( 609 )   

Clashes Erupt at Jerusalem Holy Site on Day With Overlapping Holidays

Calm returned after more than 150 people were injured and hundreds were arrested by the Israeli police on Friday, when Ramadan, Easter and Passover coincided for the first time in thirty years.

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The New York Times 7:53 am on April 15, 2022
Tags: Al Aqsa Mosque (Jerusalem) ( 23 ), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots ( 1,643 ), Easter and Holy Week ( 37 ), Israel ( 664 ), Jerusalem (Israel) ( 85 ), Mosques ( 37 ), Muslims and Islam ( 288 ), Palestinians ( 319 ), Ramadan ( 35 ), Temple Mount (Jerusalem)   

Israeli-Palestinian Clashes Erupt in Jerusalem as Holidays Converge

The violence broke out at the Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, on the first day of a rare concurrence of Ramadan, Passover and Easter.

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The New York Times 11:29 am on April 2, 2022
Tags: Israel ( 664 ), Palestinians ( 319 ), Temple Mount (Jerusalem), West Bank ( 111 )   

Israeli Troops Kill 3 Palestinian Militants in West Bank After Rise in Attacks

The Israeli authorities said the men were killed in a shootout. The security forces have ramped up their operations after a wave of violence.

#israel, #palestinians, #temple-mount-jerusalem, #west-bank

The New York Times 9:55 pm on December 4, 2021
Tags: East Jerusalem ( 44 ), Israel ( 664 ), Israeli Settlements ( 55 ), Palestinians ( 319 ), Temple Mount (Jerusalem)   

Palestinian Who Stabs Israeli in East Jerusalem Is Killed by Police

The incident, captured in videos, was at least the fifth such knife attack in Jerusalem since September.

#east-jerusalem, #israel, #israeli-settlements, #palestinians, #temple-mount-jerusalem

The New York Times 4:39 pm on November 21, 2021
Tags: Al Aqsa Mosque (Jerusalem) ( 23 ), Civilian Casualties ( 262 ), Deaths (Fatalities) ( 1,229 ), Hamas ( 104 ), Jerusalem (Israel) ( 85 ), Jews and Judaism ( 339 ), Palestinians ( 319 ), Temple Mount (Jerusalem)   

Israeli Is Killed by Disguised Palestinian Near Holiest Site in Jerusalem

The shooting, the first attack by a Palestinian since May to result in the death of a Jewish civilian, could deepen tensions within Israel’s fragile governing coalition.

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The New York Times 9:10 pm on November 3, 2021
Tags: Anti-Semitism ( 110 ), Beinart, Peter ( 3 ), Clergy ( 24 ), Dermer, Ron ( 3 ), diaspora ( 3 ), East Jerusalem ( 44 ), Forward, The, Gaza Strip ( 131 ), Hamas ( 104 ), Hebrew Union College, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Hebron (West Bank) ( 4 ), Israel ( 664 ), Jerusalem (Israel) ( 85 ), Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Jews and Judaism ( 339 ), Los Angeles (Calif) ( 407 ), Millennial Generation ( 106 ), Netanyahu, Benjamin ( 205 ), Palestinians ( 319 ), Peace Process ( 109 ), Pew Research Center ( 29 ), Pittsburgh, Pa, Shooting (2018) ( 9 ), Rabbis ( 20 ), Rabin, Yitzhak ( 5 ), Taglit-Birthright Israel ( 2 ), Temple Mount (Jerusalem), West Bank ( 111 ), Western Wall (Jerusalem) ( 4 )   

Inside the Unraveling of American Zionism

How a new generation of Jewish leaders began to rethink their support for Israel.

#anti-semitism, #beinart-peter, #clergy, #dermer-ron, #diaspora, #east-jerusalem, #forward-the, #gaza-strip, #hamas, #hebrew-union-college, #hebrew-union-college-jewish-institute-of-religion, #hebron-west-bank, #israel, #jerusalem-israel, #jewish-theological-seminary-of-america, #jews-and-judaism, #los-angeles-calif, #millennial-generation, #netanyahu-benjamin, #palestinians, #peace-process, #pew-research-center, #pittsburgh-pa-shooting-2018, #rabbis, #rabin-yitzhak, #taglit-birthright-israel, #temple-mount-jerusalem, #west-bank, #western-wall-jerusalem

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 31, 2021
Tags: ark of the covenant, Books and Literature ( 2,541 ), Jerusalem (Israel) ( 85 ), Juvelius, Valter, Ottoman Empire ( 13 ), Parker, Montagu Brownlow, Temple Mount (Jerusalem)   

What Happens When Everyone Is Writing the Same Book You Are?

Olivia Parker was intrigued by the tale of her great-great-uncle’s failed quest to unearth a holy relic. Then she discovered that six other writers were also pursuing the story.

#ark-of-the-covenant, #books-and-literature, #jerusalem-israel, #juvelius-valter, #ottoman-empire, #parker-montagu-brownlow, #temple-mount-jerusalem

The New York Times 7:00 am on August 24, 2021
Tags: Al Aqsa Mosque (Jerusalem) ( 23 ), Israel ( 664 ), Jerusalem (Israel) ( 85 ), Jews and Judaism ( 339 ), Muslims and Islam ( 288 ), Palestinians ( 319 ), Politics and Government ( 4,466 ), Religion and Belief ( 173 ), Temple Mount (Jerusalem), Western Wall (Jerusalem) ( 4 )   

In Shift, Israel Quietly Allows Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount

Jewish activists say they are exercising their right to free worship at a site holy to Jews and Muslims. But the change upsets a longstanding compromise aimed at staving off conflict.

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The New York Times 10:26 pm on May 10, 2021
Tags: Al Aqsa Mosque (Jerusalem) ( 23 ), East Jerusalem ( 44 ), Israel ( 664 ), Jews and Judaism ( 339 ), Muslims and Islam ( 288 ), Palestinians ( 319 ), Temple Mount (Jerusalem)   

Why Jerusalem’s Aqsa Mosque Is an Arab-Israeli Fuse

The mosque sits on a site sacred to Christians, Muslims and Jews, and it is a chronic flash point in the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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The New York Times 8:20 am on May 10, 2021
Tags: Demonstrations, Protests and Riots ( 1,643 ), East Jerusalem ( 44 ), Israel ( 664 ), Palestinians ( 319 ), Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right ( 466 ), Temple Mount (Jerusalem)   

Hundreds Hurt in Clashes at Aqsa Mosque as Tension Rises in Jerusalem

Anger was already building in response to the looming expulsion of several Palestinian families from their homes in the city.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on July 20, 2020
Tags: Armenians ( 14 ), Bartholomew I, Christians and Christianity ( 207 ), Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Jerusalem), Erdogan Recep Tayyip ( 113 ), Francis ( 111 ), Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey) ( 7 ), Jews and Judaism ( 339 ), Mohammed, The Prophet of Islam ( 15 ), Monuments and Memorials (Structures) ( 261 ), Mosques ( 37 ), Muslims and Islam ( 288 ), Religion and Belief ( 173 ), Roman Catholic Church ( 281 ), Temple Mount (Jerusalem)   

Would Muhammad Convert Hagia Sophia Into a Mosque?

Turkey’s decision to change the former cathedral into a mosque flies against the pluralist instincts of Islam’s founders.

#armenians, #bartholomew-i, #christians-and-christianity, #church-of-the-holy-sepulcher-jerusalem, #erdogan-recep-tayyip, #francis, #hagia-sophia-istanbul-turkey, #jews-and-judaism, #mohammed-the-prophet-of-islam, #monuments-and-memorials-structures, #mosques, #muslims-and-islam, #religion-and-belief, #roman-catholic-church, #temple-mount-jerusalem

The New York Times 3:17 pm on May 15, 2020
Tags: Al Aqsa Mosque (Jerusalem) ( 23 ), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 13,553 ), Gaza Strip ( 131 ), Israel ( 664 ), Jerusalem (Israel) ( 85 ), Muslims and Islam ( 288 ), Palestinians ( 319 ), Quarantines ( 1,378 ), Ramadan ( 35 ), Temple Mount (Jerusalem), West Bank ( 111 )   

In Jerusalem, Ramadan Restrictions Last Seen During the Crusades Return

A pandemic has transformed how Muslims in Israel and the Palestinian Territories are experiencing Ramadan.

#al-aqsa-mosque-jerusalem, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #gaza-strip, #israel, #jerusalem-israel, #muslims-and-islam, #palestinians, #quarantines, #ramadan, #temple-mount-jerusalem, #west-bank