Arabic language, customs, and identity became dominant through centuries of settlement, taxation pressures on non-converts, and social incentives that encouraged assimilation.

Jerusalem Governorate says plan seeks to create ‘new geographical realities on the ground’ Israel's Security Cabinet on Thursday approved a plan to establish 13 illegal new settlements in the central ...

Israeli nationalists are increasingly flouting a convention on how faiths share the al-Aqsa mosque compound.

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Israeli authorities raided the compound of UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday, took down the UN flag, and raised Israel’s flag, UNRWA head ...

JERUSALEM, May 14 (Reuters) - Thousands ‌of Israeli nationalists marched on Thursday through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's walled Old City under heavy security, in an annual event marking Israel's ...

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Jerusalem — The United States on Wednesday signed an agreement to build a new embassy compound in Jerusalem, a move that ...

The legislation, which requires final approval from the house, would be among the most severe trade restrictions on Israel ...

Silwan has long been flashpoint due to illegal settlement expansion, home demolitions, and frequent Israeli raids | Anadolu ...

TEL AVIV, May 19 (Reuters) - Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, will set up an embassy in Jerusalem soon, its ambassador said on Tuesday, after Israel became the first country to formally ...

Nicholas Casey was a foreign correspondent at The Wall Street Journal covering the politics and economics of the Middle East.