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Sudanese refugees march on Jerusalem
Some 150 Sudanese migrants abanoned a desert prison camp to march cross-country on Jerusalem in protest of Israel's draconian new anti-immigration law.
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Israel to demolish 15,000 East Jerusalem homes
Municipality officers escorted by Israeli soldiers issued demolition warrants for thousands of Palestinian homes in two East Jerusalem neighborhoods.
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Israeli forces clash with al-Quds student protesters
Israeli forces fired tear-gas and rubber bullets to break up protests by Palestinian students at al-Quds university in Jerusalem, with eight students hospitalized.
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Jerusalem: Israeli forces raze Palestinian homes
Israeli forces razed several buildings in two East Jerusalem neighborhoods, summarily evicitng the families under the pretext that the homes were built without a license.
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US court considers: Jerusalem part of Israel?
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that Israel cannot be listed as the place of birth on US passports for citizens born in Jerusalelm.
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Israeli court evicts family from East Jerusalem home
An Israeli magistrate’s court ruled to evict a Palestinian family from their home in East Jerusalem, after a six year legal battle to prove ownership of the property.
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Palestinians smash holes in Israel’s wall
Palestinian youths smashed holes in Israel’s separation wall in East Jerusalem on the ninth anniversary of an International Court of Justice advisory opinion that ruled the wall illegal.
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Clashes in Hebron over Palestinian prisoner death
For a fourth consecutive day, young Palestinians in Hebron clashed with Israeli troops in protests over the death of an eldery prisoner in Israeli custody.
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Jews act like Romans in Holy Land
With Israel’s harsh restrictions on freedom of movement, Palestinian Christians’ attempt at a Good Friday procession in Jerusalem is converted into a protest for rights and dignity.
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Jerusalem: troops fire on Palestinian protesters
As Obama left Israel for Jordan, two Palestinian youths were critically wounded when Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets on protesters at Anata north of Jerusalem.
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New expressway to divide Palestinian village
Residents of the Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Safafa are appealing to Israel’s Supreme Court to halt construction of a highway that will divide the Arab district.
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Israeli pol: ‘blow up’ Dome of the Rock
Knesset candidate Jeremy Gimpel sparked outrage when Israeli TV broadcast footage of him joking before a Florida church group of plans to "blow up" the Dome of the Rock.