Jerusalem
The Israel Police and Border Police dispersed rioters in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood after they hurled stones and bottles at them.
Hamas said it “will not be party to any postponement or cancellation, and will not provide cover” for Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah Party.
A Muslim volunteer with United Hatzalah describes his approach to emergency care, which means treating patients equally and urgently.
“The occupation backed down in the face of the youth of Jerusalem and removed the barricades at Damascus Gate,” says Knesset member Ayman Odeh.
As part of its power struggle with Fatah, Hamas is allowing smaller Gazan terror factions to fire rockets at Israel, though Jerusalem has warned that any escalation will result in firmer retaliation.
Eastern Jerusalem youths celebrated after Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai ordered the barriers’ removal, waving Palestinian flags and chanting nationalistic slogans.
The total number of arrests since the unrest broke out at the start of the Muslim holiday of Ramadan is 157.
One rocket was intercepted, one landed in an open area, and others fell inside Gaza • The attacks follow a 36-rocket barrage overnight on Friday • IDF chief of staff postpones U.S. visit.
The Palestinian leader’s international campaign over the right of eastern Jerusalem residents to participate in upcoming elections may be the ladder allowing him to climb down from the electoral tree.
Street names in Israel’s capital city honor biblical, medieval and modern personalities who played significant roles in local and Jewish history.
The language, however, “is not meant to convey a position on any final-status issues to be negotiated between the parties to the conflict.”
“The pledge given in the Oval Office today is finally fulfilled,” tweets Kosovo’s Foreign Ministry.
