East Jerusalem

UN General Assembly seeks court opinion on legality of Israeli policies in occupied West Bank, east Jerusalem

The Assembly voted by a wide margin, but with over 50 countries abstaining, to send one of the world's longest-running and thorniest disputes to the International Court of Justice, a request promoted by the Palestinians and opposed vehemently by Israel

Misery at heart of Israel-Gaza conflict: For millions of Palestinians, routine indignities are part of daily life

Palestinians routinely experience exasperating impossibilities and petty humiliations, bureaucratic controls that force agonising choices, and the fragility and cruelty of life under military rule

At least 200 Palestinians hurt in Al-Aqsa clashes with Israeli police, say medics

It was unclear what set off the violence at Al-Aqsa, which erupted when Israeli police in riot gear deployed in large numbers as thousands of Muslim worshippers were holding evening prayers

Donald Trump's West Asia plan robs Palestinians of nearly everything they had been fighting for

For Mahmoud Abbas, the ailing octogenarian president of the Palestinian Authority, his life’s work — a viable state side-by-side with Israel — is quickly slipping away

Donald Trump's 'Middle East Plan': A deal that has two elections, rather than West Asian peace, as its focus

For President Donald Trump, it is a plan that builds on his decision to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem — a huge political success among his conservative Jewish donors and evangelicals that, contrary to predictions, did not touch off a violent reaction in the region

Donald Trump backs separate States for Israelis and Palestinians; Benjamin Netanyahu stresses on Israel's security

For the first time since taking office, President Donald Trump endorsed a two-state solution as the best way to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians as he met at the UN with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Palestine in photos: Nablus to Ramallah, Jerusalem & Jericho, a look at urban life

Bustling cities, crawling peak hour traffic, street-side vendors and measured chaos evoke a distinct sense of familiarity for an Indian traveller in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank of Palestine

Israel's security agency Shin Bet claims it foiled plot orchestrated from Syria to harm Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel's internal security agency Shin Bet has claimed it foiled a plot to harm Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat.

Arab League to lobby United Nations to recognise Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as capital

Arab states will soon embark on a diplomatic drive to persuade the United Nations to recognise a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital on territory captured by Israel in the 1967 war

Recep Erdogan attacks Donald Trump over Jerusalem decision, says Turkey to open 'embassy to Palestine in Jerusalem'

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed hope that Turkey would soon be able to open an embassy to a Palestinian state in East Jerusalem