# jerusalem - Sunday 29 May, 2022
# Temple Mount
# Temple Mount
Hamas warned against marchers passing through the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, saying it would use “all possibilities” to confront them.
# jerusalem - Saturday 14 May, 2022
# Shireen Abu Akleh
# Shireen Abu Akleh
Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said the violence at Shireen Abu Akleh’s funeral “should be roundly condemned”.
# jerusalem - Friday 13 May, 2022
# Shireen Abu Akleh
# Shireen Abu Akleh
Recent days have seen an outpouring of grief from across the Palestinian territories and the wider Arab world.
# jerusalem - Thursday 5 May, 2022
# Israel
# Israel
The police said they had repelled “dozens of rioters” who had been “throwing stones and other objects” at the security forces.
# jerusalem - Saturday 30 April, 2022
# Jerusalem
# Jerusalem
There are raised fears of another armed conflict similar to an 11-day war last year between Israel and Hamas.
# jerusalem - Friday 29 April, 2022
# Israel
# Israel
Police said three people had been arrested, two for throwing stones and one for “inciting the mob”.
# jerusalem - Sunday 17 April, 2022
Temple Mount is the holiest place in Judaism and third-holiest in Islam.
# jerusalem - Friday 17 December, 2021
# West Bank
# West Bank
The army, which said Palestinian “terrorists” carried out the attack, deployed three extra battalions as well as special forces.
# jerusalem - Sunday 21 November, 2021
# Israel
# Israel
The shooter was killed by police.
# jerusalem - Monday 31 May, 2021
# Ceasefire
# Ceasefire
Israel and Hamas fought an 11-day war earlier this month that killed more than 250 people.
# jerusalem - Thursday 13 May, 2021
# Gaza
# Gaza
Ambassador Ophir Kariv labelled the contributions as “totally destructive”.
# jerusalem - Wednesday 12 May, 2021
# Conflict
- 25 people, including nine children, were killed in an Israeli air strike this morning.
- The UN rights office is "deeply concerned" about the escalation of violence.
- International leaders have called for a de-escalation on both sides.
# jerusalem - Tuesday 11 May, 2021
# Israel
# Israel
The attacks follow spiralling violence after unrest at a Jerusalem mosque.
# jerusalem - Monday 10 May, 2021
# Unrest
# Unrest
Israeli nationalists plan to parade through the Old City today in an annual flag-waving display for Jerusalem Day.
# jerusalem - Sunday 9 May, 2021
# Al Aqsa Mosque
# Al Aqsa Mosque
The clashes come after police blocked busloads of pilgrims headed to Jerusalem for prayer at Islam’s third holiest site.
# jerusalem - Saturday 8 May, 2021
# Jerusalem
# Jerusalem
Tensions have soared in east Jerusalem in recent weeks.
# jerusalem - Tuesday 6 April, 2021
# Israel
# Israel
The current incumbent’s party won the most seats in an inconclusive election.
# jerusalem - Monday 5 April, 2021
# Jerusalem
# Jerusalem
Netanyahu denies wrongdoing in the case.
# jerusalem - Sunday 14 March, 2021
# Israel
# Israel
The status of Jerusalem is one of the biggest flashpoints in the long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
# jerusalem - Tuesday 16 April, 2019
# Jerusalem
# Jerusalem
The fire broke out in the guards’ room but no one was injured.
# jerusalem - Sunday 30 September, 2018
# Boycott
# Boycott
Campaigners have called for next year’s contest to be boycotted.
# jerusalem - Thursday 19 July, 2018
# Discrimination Fears
# Discrimination Fears
Critics fear this will spark discrimination against its Arab citizens, which make up 20% of the population.
# jerusalem - Thursday 14 June, 2018
# Jerusalem
# Jerusalem
Sinn Féin has called on the national broadcaster and the Irish government to boycott Israel which won the song contest this year.
# jerusalem - Tuesday 15 May, 2018
# Gaza
# Gaza
Israel has faced widespread international condemnation for the killings.
# jerusalem - Monday 14 May, 2018
# Jerusalem
# Jerusalem
The United States officially opened its new embassy in Jerusalem today.
# Jerusalem
# Jerusalem
Around 1,000 police officers will be positioned around the embassy.
# jerusalem - Friday 13 April, 2018
# Israel
# Israel
Efforts were made to refuse Mícheál Mac Donncha entry to the country.
# jerusalem - Thursday 12 April, 2018
# Mícheál Mac Donncha
# Mícheál Mac Donncha
The Israeli government has sought an official response from the Irish government.
# Palestine
# Palestine
Mícheál Mac Donncha has travelled to the city of Ramallah in the West Bank.
# jerusalem - Monday 9 April, 2018
# Israel Palestine
# Israel Palestine
The Ardmhéara will attend a conference on the status of the City of Jerusalem at the invitation of the Palestinian Authority.
# jerusalem - Sunday 25 February, 2018
# Taxing Issue
# Taxing Issue
They say the tax issue is “an attempt to weaken the Christian presence in Jerusalem”.
# jerusalem - Tuesday 9 January, 2018
# Jerusalem
# Jerusalem
Coveney’s last meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister last year was not overly successful.
# jerusalem - Thursday 21 December, 2017
# Un Vote
# Un Vote
US Ambassador Nikki Haley warned the General Assembly that the United States “will remember this day.”
# jerusalem - Sunday 10 December, 2017
# Palestine
# Palestine
Ministers are demanding the US reverses its decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
# jerusalem - Thursday 7 December, 2017
# West Bank
# West Bank
The Israeli military has deployed hundreds more troops to the occupied West Bank, stoking fears of bloodshed in the region.
# Jerusalem
# Jerusalem
US President Donald Trump has recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
# jerusalem - Wednesday 6 December, 2017
# Moving Us Embassy
# Moving Us Embassy
The status of Jerusalem is a central issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with both sides claiming the city as their capital.
# jerusalem - Tuesday 5 December, 2017
# Historic Tensions
# Historic Tensions
Simon Coveney said he shares Emmanuel Macron’s concerns about Trump’s proposals, which could be destabilising in the region.
# jerusalem - Friday 21 July, 2017
# Temple Mount
# Temple Mount
The unrest came after Israeli ministers decided not to order the removal of metal detectors erected at entrances to the Haram al-Sharif compound.
# Israel
# Israel
Tensions have risen following an attack nearby that killed two policemen.