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Israel imposes Passover inter-city travel ban

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 07 06:36 AM

JERUSALEM - Israel will ban inter-city travel from Tuesday to Friday this week in order to forestall the spread of coronavirus during the Passover holidays, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.  Read more »

Passover on Zoom: Jewish leaders split on digital Seders

Guillaume Lavallee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 11:47 AM

JERUSALEM - The Jewish holiday of Passover has long inspired intense debate, with favorite topics including whether Moses actually parted the Red Sea or if the Ten Plagues were an ethical response to enslavement. Read more »

Death in the Holy Land: Coronavirus changes burial for Jews, Muslims

Reuters
Posted at Apr 02 03:23 PM

A rising death toll in the coronavirus crisis is forcing a change in Jewish and Muslim burial and mourning traditions in the Holy Land.   Read more »

Coronavirus fears lead Holy Land Catholic churches to give communion by hand only

Rami Ayyub and Stephen Farrell, Reuters
Posted at Feb 29 12:46 AM

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem announced the measures on Thursday, shortly after the start of Lent, the 40-day season that leads up to Easter. Millions of pilgrims frequent Jerusalem and other holy cities such as Nazareth and Bethlehem each year. Read more »

Israel bars Gaza's Christians from visiting Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas

Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 07:48 AM

JERUSALEM/GAZA - Christians in the Gaza Strip will not be allowed to visit holy cities such as Bethlehem and Jerusalem to celebrate Christmas this year, Israeli authorities said on Thursday. Read more »

Fragment of Jesus' manger arrives in birthplace of Bethlehem

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 01 04:55 AM

Housed in Rome since the seventh century, the relic had been presented to the Franciscan custodians of the Holy Land as a gift from the Vatican. Read more »

Wooden relic from Jesus' manger on display in Jerusalem

Reuters
Posted at Nov 29 05:34 PM

A fragment of a wooden relic reputed to be from Jesus's manger was put on display in Jerusalem on Friday, ahead of its transfer to Jesus' birthplace in Bethlehem for the official launch of the Christmas season. Read more »

Byzantine church of 'glorious martyr' uncovered in Israel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 11:26 PM

The remains of a sixth-century Byzantine church dedicated to an unnamed "glorious martyr" with elaborate mosaics, a rare crypt and a large collection of lamps were unveiled in central Israel on Wednesday. Read more »

'Only Bibi' no more: Why does Israel's Netanyahu want to power-share?

Stephen Farrell and Maayan Lubell, Reuters
Posted at Sep 20 12:20 PM

JERUSALEM - After failing to secure a clear election victory twice in six months, Israel's longest-serving prime minister now seems to be calculating that he can stay in power only by sharing it. Read more »

Israel prepares to demolish homes on Jerusalem outskirts, stoking Palestinian fears

Ali Sawafta, Reuters
Posted at Jul 22 11:57 AM

SUR BAHER, West Bank - Israeli forces began preparations to demolish homes near a military barrier on the outskirts of Jerusalem under the cover of darkness on Monday, in the face of Palestinian protests and international criticism. Read more »

NBA: Stoudemire, Ellis aim for comebacks - reports

Field Level Media/Reuters
Updated as of Jul 05 09:46 AM

Amar'e Stoudemire, 36, and Monta Ellis, 33, reportedly are aiming for NBA comebacks. Read more »

Israel PM's wife convicted of misusing public funds

Stephen Weizman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 10:26 AM

JERUSALEM - An Israeli court Sunday convicted the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fraudulently using state funds for meals, under a plea bargain which dropped more severe charges. Read more »

Ultra-nationalist Jews' visit stokes Palestinian anger at Jerusalem holy site

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 07:42 AM

JERUSALEM - Hundreds of ultra-nationalist Jews guarded by riot police streamed their way into the Jerusalem compound revered both in Judaism and Islam on Sunday, resulting in violence between police and outraged Muslim worshipers. Read more »

Jesus traveled light, and other lessons revealed to me on my 5 days in Holy Land

Dahl Bennett
Updated as of Apr 14 01:54 PM

Despite the crowds, there will be moments of solemnity and great humility as you tread the cobblestone alleys of the Old City, or run your palms through the limestone remains of the synagogue in Capernaum where Jesus performed miracles Read more »

U.S. Palestinian mission to merge with Israel embassy on Monday

Reuters
Posted at Mar 04 09:06 AM

WASHINGTON - The U.S. consulate in Jerusalem, which serves Palestinians, will be absorbed into the new U.S. Embassy to Israel on Monday, the State Department said, a merger that has angered Palestinian leadership. Read more »

On Jerusalem's edge, a 'nowhere land' for Palestinians

Hossam Ezzedine, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 03:35 PM

KUFR AQAB - Palestinian residents of Kufr Aqab, just north of Jerusalem, could be forgiven for thinking they live under two governments at once, or perhaps none at all. Read more »

Amos Oz, author who chronicled Israel's struggles, dead at 79

Dan Williams, Reuters
Posted at Dec 29 02:26 AM

JERUSALEM - Amos Oz, Israel's best-known author and an outspoken supporter of a two-state solution to its conflict with the Palestinians, died of cancer at the age of 79 on Friday, his daughter said.   Read more »

Israel to expose Hezbollah attack tunnels from Lebanon

Reuters
Posted at Dec 04 02:58 PM

JERUSALEM - Israel's military said on Tuesday it was beginning an operation to "expose and thwart" cross-border attack tunnels from Lebanon dug by the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. Read more »

Airbnb faces Israeli class-action lawsuit for delisting settlements

Ori Lewis, Reuters
Posted at Nov 23 07:52 AM

Lawyers launched a class action lawsuit in Israel on Thursday against Airbnb, accusing the company of "outrageous discrimination" and demanding monetary damages after it withdrew listings of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Read more »

Taking cue from Trump, Brazil's Bolsonaro to move Israel embassy

Louis Genot, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 04:55 PM

Brazil's far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro confirmed Thursday the country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, making the Latin American country the largest after the United States to make the controversial switch. Read more »