Catholic priests wait for the start of the procession in Jerusalem's Old City, June 6, 2016. (AP/Ariel Schalit)

UNESCO Declares Israel’s Destruction Of East Jerusalem World Heritage Site Illegal

UNESCO has previously adopted 19 measures recognizing the historic status of East Jerusalem prior to its occupation by Israeli forces in 1967.

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In First Conflict With China, Trump & Xi Clash Over Embassy Move To Jerusalem

Chinese President Xi Jinping told leaders of the Arab League in Egypt that the Palestinian struggle “should not be marginalized.”

In First Conflict With China, Trump & Xi Clash Over Embassy Move To Jerusalem

Tel Aviv (REPORT) ---Following the first statement by the new White House press secretary that the move of the US embassy to Jerusalem was “coming soon,” Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared that East Jerusalem should be the official capital of a Palestinian state. In a press conference on Thursday, the new White House

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James Carey is journalist and editor at Geopolitics Alert. He specializes in Middle East and Asian affairs.

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VIDEO: Autopsy Shows Slain Palestinian Minister Was Beaten

Reports: An autopsy on a Palestinian minister who died in the occupied West Bank Wednesday showed Ziad Abu Ein, 55, was struck by Israeli forces, a Palestinian official declared Thursday, as Palestinian leadership promises retaliation. Hussein al-Sheikh told Reuters that Jordanian and Palestinian doctors involved in the late night examination of the body said Abu […]

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An autopsy on a Palestinian minister who died in the occupied West Bank Wednesday showed Ziad Abu Ein, 55, was struck by Israeli forces, a

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Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian Cameraman In West Bank As Settler Violence Continues

Bashar Nazzal, a cameraman with Palestine TV, was hit in the leg by live fire and taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Reports: Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot a Palestinian cameraman on Friday in the village of Qalqilya in the northern West Bank, a day after a 55-year old Palestinian man was run

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Israel Approves 200 New Homes As Arsonists Set Fire To West Bank Mosque

An attack against a mosque in a West Bank village earlier Wednesday ignited a fire that destroyed its first floor. Faraj al-Naasan, the mayor of the village of Mughayer, north of Ramallah, blamed Jewish settlers for the blaze.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities gave preliminary approval Wednesday for construction of 200 new homes in a Jewish area of east Jerusalem, a move likely to ratchet up already heightened tensions in the city. The decision came shortly before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was to arrive in neighboring Jordan on a mission

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