Jerusalem’s mayor on Tuesday suspended a plan to impose taxes on properties owned by Christian churches, backing away from a move that had enraged religious leaders and led to the closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. In a statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said a professional team ...
A decision by the United States to open its embassy in Al-Quds (Jerusalem) in May to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Zionist entity “is a provocation to Arabs”, a senior Palestinian official said Friday. The May 14 date is marked by Palestinians as the Nakba, ...