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Hamas Leader in Gaza: Be Ready for Great Battle

The leader of the Hamas movement in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, called on Palestinians Saturday to be ready for the "great battle" against Israel to defend Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. "Our people must prepare for a great battle if the occupation does not cease its aggression against the Al-Aqsa Mosque," he…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jerusalem is back, and channelling England’s rough magic once again

Jez Butterworth’s revived play taps directly into an ancient seam of anarchic, Puckish energy, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - UK

Iran's Guards Commander Says Israel Creating Conditions for Own Destruction

Israel’s actions are creating conditions for its own destruction, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards commander on Friday told a Jerusalem Day rally at which the country’s new domestically-made Kheibar Buster missile was displayed. “Stop your vicious deeds. You know well that we are people of action and reaction,” Revolutionary Guards commander Hossein…

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Deadly West Bank attacks follow Israeli raid on Al-Aqsa

A Palestinian man and an Israeli guard are killed in separate incidents after Israeli raid on Islam’s holy site.

Al Jazeera

Jerusalem review: Mark Rylance returns for a dark, potent revival of Jez Butterworth’s 2009 play

There’s a real cruelty to the Englishness of ‘Jerusalem’, which has returned to the West End with its original star

The Independent UK

Jerusalem review – Mark Rylance’s riveting return as ‘Rooster’ Byron

Problematic gags limit the power of Jez Butterworth’s layered drama about myths and Englishness but the lead performance still astonishes

The Guardian - UK

Jerusalem review: 13 years on, time has only deepened Jez Butterworth’s modern classic

You could watch Rylance’s performance every night and still find new dimensions

Evening Standard

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Over the wall: One Palestinian’s journey to Al-Aqsa Mosque

West Bank Palestinians resort to dangerous trips over Israel’s separation wall to reach al-Aqsa in East Jerusalem.

Al Jazeera

Iran marks Jerusalem Day after 2-year pandemic suspension

Thousands of Iranians have marched in rallies in the capital Tehran to mark Jerusalem Day, which Iran says is an occasion to express support for the Palestinians

The Independent UK

Mark Rylance calls out Tory arts cuts in new Jerusalem programme

The actor, who is reprising his role in Jez Butterworth’s celebrated play, points out that leading politicians’ school Eton has extensive theatre facilities

The Guardian - UK

Iran's Guards commander says Israel creating conditions for own destruction

Israel is creating conditions for its own destruction, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards commander said on Friday during a Jerusalem Day rally in which the country’s new domestically-made Kheibar Buster missile was displayed.

Reuters

Palestinian President Pressures for a Political Process, Not Just Calm

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is pressing to reduce tension in the Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem. According to informed sources, Abbas wants to launch a political process to achieve lasting and comprehensive peace as the only solution that will guarantee calm. The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that Abbas agreed with Jordan's…

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Clashes erupt at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque on final Friday of Ramadan

Fresh clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque early Friday injured 12 people, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. The latest outbreak of violence in Islam's third holiest site came on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

France 24

Palestinians Clash with Israeli Police at Jerusalem Holy Site

Israeli police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades towards rock-hurling Palestinian youth at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday, the latest outbreak of violence at a site revered by Muslims and Jews alike. At least 12 Palestinians were injured in the early morning clashes at Islam's third-holiest site, Reuters quoted the…

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Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site

Israeli police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades towards rock-hurling Palestinian youths at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday, the latest outbreak of violence at a site revered by Muslims and Jews alike.

Reuters

Jordan pushing to restore Jerusalem mosque status quo - sources

Jordan has intensified efforts to push Israel to respect the historic status quo of Jerusalem's Al Aqsa mosque and avoid violent confrontations that could threaten a wider conflict, Jordanian officials and Western diplomats said on Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Focuses on Al-Aqsa Mosque’s Sanctity amid Fears of Escalation

Israeli violations of Al-Aqsa Mosque and other holy sites in Jerusalem were the key focus of the United Nations Security Council’s monthly session on Monday. Speakers called on the need to uphold the historic and legal status quo to avoid escalation. The Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process,…

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Some people hope the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will fade away. But that's not happening

Five Israelis shot dead in Bnai Brak and two more in Tel Aviv. Clashes at the Al Aqsa Mosque, where more than 150 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli riot police. Stabbings in southern Israel and Jerusalem; counterterrorism raids across the West Bank that killed more than a dozen Palestinians. Exchanges…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

OIC Jeddah Meeting Stresses Jerusalem Is a ‘Red Line’

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) re-affirmed its rejection of Israel's attempts to change the legal and historical status of occupied Jerusalem City. In an extraordinary meeting for the OIC executive committee in Jeddah, the group stressed that Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque are a "red line" for the Muslim…

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Jordan’s King Agreed with Biden on Need to Defuse Jerusalem Tension

Jordan's King Abdullah agreed with US President Joe Biden on the need to prevent a repeat of recent confrontations in Jerusalem's Muslim holy sites that sparked concerns of wider conflict, state media said. In a phone call on Monday, King Abdullah was quoted as saying the cornerstone of peace was…

Reuters

Jordan's king agreed with U.S. Biden on need to defuse Jerusalem tension - state media

Jordan's King Abdullah agreed with U.S. President Joe Biden on the need to prevent a repeat of recent confrontations in Jerusalem's Muslim holy sites that sparked concerns of wider conflict, state media said.

The Independent UK

Israeli minister: Parties trying to keep coalition afloat

A key partner in Israel's governing coalition says that all the factions are working to try and keep the fragile coalition afloat, less than a year after it was sworn into office

Evening Standard

Radical, potent and still very funny — Jerusalem is storming the West End

Frequently deemed the best play of the 21st century, Nick Curtis explores the story of Jerusalem as it returns to the West End 13 years after it first opened

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt, Jordan, UAE Call for Restoring Calm in Jerusalem

Egypt, Jordan, and the UAE have stressed the importance of respecting the legal and historical status quo at al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, calling for sustained efforts to restore calm. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received at the Federal Palace King of Jordan Abdullah II and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh…

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Biden Plans to Visit Israel in Coming Months

US President Joe Biden has accepted an invitation from Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to visit Israel and intends to make the trip in the coming months, Bennett's office said in a statement on Sunday. The two leaders spoke on Sunday and Bennett briefed Biden on efforts "to stop the…

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