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Israeli left, Palestinians slam US diplomats for inaugurating controversial tourist site in eastern Jerusalem

PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat called U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman “an extremist Israeli settler.”

By Marcy Oster June 30, 2019 5:16 pm

Construction of Jewish apartments in predominantly Arab Jerusalem neighborhood approved

Ateret Cohanim, an NGO, will build a three-story structure in eastern Jerusalem near another building it owns that houses 10 Jewish families; the move was condemned by Peace Now.

June 15, 2016 5:46 pm

Report: Palestinian teen shot dead in clashes with Israeli forces

Palestinian rioters threw firebombs at Israeli forces in eastern Jerusalem, who fired at the rioters’ lower extremities after feeling that their lives were in danger, Israel Police said.

November 29, 2015 4:36 pm