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"We are concerned by today’s provocative visit to the Temple Mount... and the accompanying inflammatory rhetoric," read the official statement.

Moshe Zorman's latest composition, Eastern Wind, will make its debut at the Jerusalem-based music festival.

The day's events culminate with a flag-waving march that cuts through downtown Jerusalem before entering the walled Old City, home to sites holy to Christians, Jews and Muslims.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The slogan “Don’t divide Jerusalem” still resonates loudly among the Israeli public.

Agudat Yisrael demands additional funds, threatens to oppose budget; Smotrich threatens to resign

After Israeli flags, the most popular were the yellow and white Third Temple Institute flags.

Palestinians forced to stay away to avoid repeat of previous years, when far-right carried out dozens of attacks.

null / Photo by Patrick Thomas / Shutterstock Denver Newsroom, May 15, 2023 / 07:30 am (CNA). Leading Israeli rabbis and Catholic Church leaders have signed a joint declaration on the ethics of treating the terminally ill, and rejecting assiste...

JERUSALEM (OSV News) -- Faith leaders and activists for coexistence from across Israel gathered in prayer in front of the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem May 10, in a week that once again saw yet another increase in violence between Israel and the Palestinians. The prayer march came after the May 2 death in prison of prominent hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, a leader and spokesman in the Islamic Jihad militant group. The announcement of his death was followed by a barrage

Null / Photo by Patrick Thomas / ShutterstockDenver Newsroom, May 15, 2023 / 07:30 am (CNA).Leading Israeli rabbis and Catholic Church leaders have signed a joint declaration on the ethics of treating the terminally ill, and rejecting assisted suicide and euthanasia, while also advocating for improved palliative care."For both Jews and Christians, taking care of the terminally ill with belief, respect and love means truly to light the lamp of faith and hope at a time shrouded in darkness an...