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No such thing as justice in the Holy Land, Palestinian Church leaders tell the Irish

Stuart Littlewood views a recent tour of the Republic of Ireland by a delegation of Church leaders from Palestine during which they described in meetings with Irish politicians the situation

IOA razes Jerusalemite home, endorses construction of 24 Jewish housing units

The Israeli occupation authority bulldozed a Palestinian home in Ras Al-Amoud suburb in occupied Jerusalem, near Silwn town, on Tuesday at the usual pretext of lack of permit.

Occupation bans renovation of a school which is considered part of the Aqsa

The Israeli occupation refused to allow the Islamic Awqaf department in Jerusalem to renovate Al-Khatouneyya school which is considered part of the main building of the Aqsa Mosque.

Israeli police demolish Rahet mosque amidst protests

Israeli occupation policemen razed the Sahwa mosque in Rahet Bedouin village in 1948 occupied Palestine at dawn Sunday at the pretext that it was built by the Islamic movement without

Muslim Brotherhood’s Opinion in a Newsletter: MP Demands HEC to Effectively Oversee the Polls

On November 3, the Higher Election Commission (HEC) officially announced that nominations are now open for the 2010 parliamentary elections, as it is a significant qualitative leap towards shaping Egypt's

Resheq slams settlers’ arson attack on J’lem church

Member of Hamas's political bureau Ezzat Al-Resheq strongly denounced the Israeli settlers' arson attack on one of the churches on Al-Anbiya street in occupied Jerusalem and appealed to the international

Ibrahimi mosque closed for Muslim worshipers as settlers celebrate

Scores of Jewish settlers converged on al-Khalil on Friday afternoon to celebrate "Chaye Sarah" closing the mosque in the face of Muslim worshipers for the length of the festivity.

Tensions mount in Silwan as Israel detains child, threatens to take down tent

-- Israeli forces arrested Sunday morning the child Imran Mansur, 11, while in poor medical condition in his Wadi Hilwa home in Jerusalem’s Silwan district.

Night clashes erupt in Jerusalem Shuf’at camp, dozens wounded

Dozens of Palestinians sustained breathing difficulties after inhaling tear gas during clashes that erupted Friday night between Palestinian youths and Israeli occupation forces in the vicinity of a military checkpoint

IOA banned Azan at Ibrahimi mosque 79 times in September

The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) banned Azan (call for prayers) at the Ibrahimi mosque in Al-Khalil on 79 occasions in the past month of September.