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05/12/2021 03:17 PM EDT Daniel Nadel, Senior OfficialOffice of International Religious Freedom Washington, D.C. Press Briefing Room MR NADEL: Good morning, and Eid Mubarak to all of our Muslim friends celebrating the end of Ramadan. Thank you, Secretary Blinken, for those clear and forceful remarks underscoring our unyielding commitment to promote and defend – excuse me – let me take this off so you can hear me – to promote and defend freedom of religion or belief for all. I am also very ...

The Masjid al-Aqsa of Jerusalem is linked in the Quran to the story of the night journey of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem and has deep religious meaning for Muslims across the world.

Aaron David Miller and Daniel Kurtzer write that the Biden administration must do everything it can to defuse the latest crisis to erupt between Israelis and Palestinians. This will require a multipronged diplomatic effort that is based on a clear division of labor -- the US speaking to Israel, and America's Arab and European partners negotiating with Hamas and the Palestinian Authority.

Jerusalem Unrest Exposes the Brittleness of Israeli Sovereignty over Palestinians While Israeli leaders may think their subjugation of Palestinians is sustainable, the unrest in Jerusalem and its escalation beyond the city limits shows it is not. In December 2017, Donald Trump lent American recognition to Israel’s claims of exclusive sovereignty over Jerusalem. It was a high-point in a decades-long effort by Israel, beginning in 1967, to make the city its “undivided, eternal capital.” Yet...

Analysis: Provocative Israeli moves spark most dangerous outbreak of warfare since 2014

Rage against Israel spreads through regional states as the Gaza-based terror group positions itself as a defender of Palestinians and Islam

Rep. Ilhan Omar accuses Israel of terrorism after country launches air attacks in Gaza and AOC blasts police actions in Jerusalem Rep Ilhan Omar on Monday accused Israel of terrorism after the nation launched deadly air strikes on Gaza Meanwhile, Reps Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley advocated for Palestinians after clashes with police last week and over the weekend  Hamas fired rockets from Gaza at Israel in response to clashes in Jerusalem that left hundreds wounde...

Two senior Hamas intelligence chiefs are killed as Israeli tanks line up on Gaza border and Netanyahu warns militants will pay a very heavy price for 130 rockets fired at Tel Aviv: 36 Palestinians dead, including ten children, and five Israelis Israel unleashed a barrage on Gaza in the early hours of Wednesday they said was the biggest since 2014 Two Hamas intelligence chiefs were killed and three military commanders had their homes destroyed Israels military responded after over 130 rockets we...

World powers call for calm after Israel unrest 597 JERUSALEM, May 11, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Reactions poured in from around the world on Monday after violence sparked by days of unrest at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound, with Israel launching deadly air strikes on Gaza in response to a barrage of rockets fired by the Hamas. Here are the global reactions: – US – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged both Israel and the Palestinians to lower tensions. “All sides need to de-escalate,...

Israel chooses violence From the repression in Sheikh Jarrah to the bombing of Gaza, the Israeli government has opted to escalate its brutality toward Palestinians. Israeli police storm Damascus Gate in Jerusalems Old City, during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, April 26, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90) The escalation in violence across Israel-Palestine over the past days is primarily the result of a number of choices made by the Israeli government. While such violence is far from unpreceden...