Despite Israeli restrictions, Christians celebrate Holy Flame
Maram Humaid
Al-Jazeera / April 16, 2023
Palestinian Christians say they face harsh Israeli restrictions that prevent them from celebrating their faith.
Jerusalem/Gaza – The Christians of Palestine...
Assault on religious freedom: violent crackdown by Israeli police on Christian worshipers in Jerusalem
Juan Cole
Informed Comment / April 16, 2023
Ann Arbor – The Arabic press is reporting violent assaults Saturday evening by Israeli police against Palestinian Christian worshipers in...
Undercover in broad daylight: Israeli military raids in West Bank cities
Ola Marshoud
Middle East Eye / April 16, 2023
Disguised as Palestinians, Israeli forces infiltrate neighbourhoods when they are most crowded and turn them into battlefields.
On...
Access to Orthodox Easter ceremony in Jerusalem limited over security concerns
AFP / April 16, 2023
Holy Fire rite has traditionally attracted about 10,000 Christian worshippers but numbers have been limited in recent years.
Thousands of Christians...
US in eclipse: 240,000 Palestinians worship at Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem as Iran, Lebanon, show...
Juan Cole
Informed Comment / Apil 15, 2023
Ann Arbor – Quds (Jerusalem) Day is commemorated on the last Friday of Ramadan, and was held yesterday....
Thousands of Palestinians march in Gaza to mark International Quds Day
Middle East Monitor / April 15, 2023
Thousands of Palestinians affiliated to different factions in the besieged Gaza Strip marched on Friday to mark International...
Christian faithful flock to ‘Holy Fire’ under restrictions
Isabel Debre
AP / April 15, 2023
JERUSALEM – Christian worshippers thronged the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on Saturday to celebrate the ceremony...
Yair Lapid conducts damage control with wavering allies: Democrats and American Jews
Mitchell Plitnick
Mondoweiss / April 15, 2023
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid made a low-key visit to the U.S. this week to shore up unconditional support...
Marwan Barghouti enters 22nd year in prison
Middle East Monitor / April 15, 2023
The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs announced on Friday that Marwan Barghouti had entered his 22nd year...
EU calls for ‘immediate solution’ to Palestine teachers strike
Middle East Monitor / April 15, 2023
The European Union (EU) called for an immediate solution on Friday to the ongoing two-month-long Palestinian teachers' strike.
This...
