Jerusalem
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| Title | | Description | Date |
| How the UAE-Israel deal seeks to impose a `fait accompli` in Jerusalem | | Juman Abu Arafeh - Middle East Eye - While the normalisation
agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is seen by many
as a historic peace deal between the two countries, analysts in
Jerusalem say it will bring “everything but peace to the region”. A
report by Terrestrial Jerusalem, an Israeli organisation that tracks
developments in Jerusalem that could impact political processes or
spark violence, says that the phrasing of an initial joint statement
between Israel and the UAE raised fears of restrictions to Muslims’
rights to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Israelis as
the Temple Mount, while legitimising Jewish prayers there, in
violation of a longstanding agreement. Israel-UAE deal: In Jerusalem,
Palestinians feel betrayed but not surprised. (rh)
| 15/9/2020 |
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| Israel normalisation may partition Al-Aqsa Mosque: Analysts | | Mersiha Gadzo - Al Jazeera - A clause in the UAE-Bahrain accords with Israel
leaves `door wide open` to Jewish prayer at holy site, analysts say [ry] | 14/9/2020 |
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| EU implies Serbia, Kosovo could risk EU membership bid with Jerusalem embassy | | Lorne Cook - Times of Israel - The European Union warned Serbia and
Kosovo on Monday that they could undermine their EU membership hopes
by moving their Israeli embassies to Jerusalem. “There is no EU
member state with an embassy in Jerusalem,” European Commission
spokesman Peter Stano said. “Any diplomatic steps that could call
into question the EU’s common position on Jerusalem are a matter of
serious concern and regret.” In Belgrade, Serbian officials appeared
to be stepping back from the embassy pledge, with Foreign Minister
Ivica Dacic saying the final decision on the Embassy move will still
have to be discussed by the government and will depend on “a number
of factors”. And Kosovo needs to consider not only the EU but also
Turkey, with which Kosovo has long-standing ties. Kosovo’s President
Hashim Thaci was on the phone with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan, trying to assuage Turkish concerns. [ak] | 8/9/2020 |
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| A decisive moment in the struggle over the settler-inspired Jeursalem Cable Car Project | | Sue Surkes - Times of Israel / Emek Shave - The government and
various other bodies have failed to submit by a Supreme Court
deadline of September 6 to prove the “factual basis” on which they
claim that a planned cable car to Jerusalem’s Old City will boost
tourism. The court has given them an extension until October 1.
Meanwhile, however, tenders are already being issued to strat the
project. The plan’s many critics say that the cable car will turn
Jerusalem’s most precious historic vistas into a theme park. An
analysis of traffic data undermines the assertion that the the cable
car will relieve traffic congestion along the Old City walls. The
analysis suggests that an increase in shuttles would be a better,
faster, and cheaper way of ferrying tourists. Not mentioned in the
depositions to the court - but very much in everybody`s mind - is
the political dimension. The cable car is a project inspired and
strongly promoted by the radical nationalist settlers, as a way of
further "Judaising" the Old City. [ak] | 8/9/2020 |
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| Israel-UAE deal: Normalisation raises concern over change in status of Al-Aqsa - Report | | Nadda Osman - MEE - Report claims the deal could have severe ramifications for
the status of historic sites in Jerusalem [ry] | 31/8/2020 |
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| European Union grants 11.8 million Euros to help protect the Palestinian identity of East Jerusalem | | NGO Monitor - According to the latest European Union Financial
Transparency System report, in 2019 the EU authorized seven
grants with a total sum of 11.8 million Euros to NGO projects In
East Jerusalem. All are part of the EU’s "strategic approach"
addressing the “urgent need to preserve the Palestinian identity of
East Jerusalem, sustain the presence of the Palestinian
population and prioritize the protection of Palestinian heritage,
based on the restoration of historical sites in the Old City and the
promotion of cultural life and activities in EJ.” One EU-supported
NGO project specifically seeks to “protect Islamic and Christian
Waqf religious and cultural heritage properties against Israeli
violations and threats.” [Note: "NGO Monitor" is a right-wing
research organization, strongly opposed to such EU projects and
considering them as "increasing tensions" and even "promoting
terrorism". Still, these painstakingly compiled data are of interest
also to those thinking otherwise. AK]. | 25/8/2020 |
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| Despite pandemic, East Jerusalem on track for record number of home demolitions | | Aaron Boxerman - The Times of Israel - As the health situation in city’s east
grows worse, the municipality has resumed tearing down homes, leaving some
out on the streets during economic crisis caused by virus [ry] | 24/8/2020 |
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| Palestinian Family Refuses to Demolish its own Home in East Jerusalem | | IMEMCnews - "Residents of Silwan neighborhood, in East Jerusalem, held a
public prayer at a solidarity tent, where residents agreed to stop yielding to
pressure from the Israeli municipality to demolish their own homes" [ry] | 24/8/2020 |
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| Palestinian killed after a stabbing attack near the the al-Aqsa Mosque | | IMEMC / Y-Net - Ashraf Halasa, a 30-year old Palestinian from the
town of Sawahra ash-Sharqiya, was shot and killed near a gate of the
al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem, after pulling a knife
and trying to stab an officer of the Israeli "Border Guard"
riot police. The essential facts of the event were repeated in both
the Israeli and the Palestinian media, but with considerable
difference in emphasis. The Palestinians note that Halasa was hit by
a barrage of Israeli bullets, that he bled to death,
denied medical treatment, while Israeli medics tended
to the officer`s moderate injury, and that the army
later detained Halasa`s mother, and two of his brothers. Conversely,
Israeli reports focused on the officer being stabbed, assured the
public that the officer was "in moderate condition, stable and fully
conscious" and noted that "the quick and determined response
resulted in the threat being neutralized
within seconds". Only causally was it mentioned that "neutralized"
meant "killed". [ak] | 18/8/2020 |
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| PLO urges EU to take action against Israel`s E1 settlements construction | | TheNewArab - The PLO has urged action against Israel to stop constructing
settlements in occupied East Jerusalem [ry] | 3/8/2020 |
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