JERUSALEM (AA) – More than 1,100 Israeli settlers forced their way into the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot on Monday. Sukkot is a weeklong holiday, which started September 29 and will continue until October 6, ending the annual season of Jewish holidays that had star...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Hundreds of Israeli settlers on Sunday forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem to celebrate the Yom Kippur holiday. In a brief statement, the Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department said 317 settlers raided the site under police protection early Sunday. Israeli police installed security barriers ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned the opening of Papua New Guinea’s embassy in Jerusalem as an “aggression” and a “violation” of international law. In a statement, the ministry termed the embassy opening as “an aggression against the Palestinian people and their rights.” It war...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Papua New Guinea will open its embassy in Jerusalem next week, according to the Israeli media. The embassy will be opened on September 5 during a visit by Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape to Israel, The Times of Israel newspaper reported. Papua New Guinea established diplomatic relations with Israel in [&hel...