East Jerusalem

Hamas terrorist from east Jerusalem threatens MK Zvi Sukkot: 'I have a weapon, I will kill you'

A Hamas operative threatened to kill MK Zvi Sukkot after the lawmaker toured Arab schools in east Jerusalem, prompting authorities to raise his threat level and increase his security.

Knesset Education Committee chair MK Zvi Sukkot visits Umm el-Fahm, June 28, 2026.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the 8th General Conference of Fatah in Ramallah in the West Bank, May 14, 2026.

PA's Abbas calls for end to 'systemic' settler violence, requests support from UN, Arab leaders

High Court Justice; illustrative.

High Court urges int'l aid groups to drop petitions challenging Israel’s refusal to register them

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech during the Eighth General Conference of Fatah, in Ramallah in May. Abbas pledged to press ahead with reforms within the PA, saying he was prepared to hold long-delayed presidential and parliamentary elections,  set for November.

Will Mahmoud Abbas actually let Palestinians vote? Critics say he's testing the waters first


Integration and identity: The dual path of Arab Israelis - Opinion

Arab citizens of Israel balance loyalty to the Palestinian cause with integration into Israeli society

 Israeli President Isaac Herzog is seen meeting with Arab women at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2023.

Security forces destroy house of terrorist who shot two policemen

As a result of the attack, Warrant Officer Ofir Hajebi was fatally wounded, and an additional police officer was lightly wounded.

 Forces operate to destroy  Khaled Abdel-Fattah Muhammad al-Makhtasab's house in Beit Hanina. April 16, 2024.

'We won't address their complaints': Ben-Gvir rejects UNRWA's calls for answers

The UNRWA seeks answers on IDF actions in East Jerusalem; Ben-Gvir refuses to acknowledge the demand.

 UNRWA

Police foil ISIS supporters’ terrorist plot in east Jerusalem

Jerusalem’s Central Police Unit and Israel’s Security Agency (Shin Bet) foiled a terrorist attack planned by Islamic State supporters.

 Israel Police officers arrested the two ISIS-affiliated terrorists in East Jerusalem

WATCH: Two Palestinians arrested for throwing nail-filled molotov cocktails in Beit Hanina

Last month, there was a report of several fires that had caused damage near houses in Beit Hanina.

 Israeli security forces stand guard in the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, February 13, 2023

Israeli Police arrest 17 illegal Palestinian residents in a single vehicle

Separately from this incident, the police have conducted multiple operations against illegal residents and those who assist them in violation of the law. 

 Israeli police guard while Palestinians perform Friday prayers in the East Jerusalem  Neighborhood of Ras Al Amud, October 13, 2023.

Man wounded in Jerusalem terror attack, 14-year-old terrorist arrested

MDA medics and paramedics treated the victim and evacuated him to the Hadassah Mount Scopus Medical Center. The man was in moderate condition.

 MDA ambulance seen at the scene of a stabbing terror attack (illustrative.)

WATCH: Shin Bet and Jerusalem police thwart terrorist plot coordinated with Hamas in Gaza

Two terrorists who worked with a Hamas terrorist in Gaza in an attempt to create explosives, finance, and carry out a terror attack were arrested and indicted by Israeli security forces.

People with guns attend the funeral of Palestinians killed during an Israeli raid in Far'a camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, at the camp, near Tubas in the West Bank.

A confrontation with the US is not desired, but it is necessary - opinion

As in the past, Israel will call on the support of its friends on both aisles of Congress, in the media, and among Jewish organizations – to come to an understanding with its all-important ally.

 ONE OF the guiding principles of the late Moshe Dayan was to avoid conflicts with the US unless forced by vital Israeli security interests, the writer notes.

Tariq Nassar: Ex-'haredi Muslim' changing Jerusalem through bees, placemaking

At the Table: After meeting the founder of Muslala, which fosters urban agriculture in unused spaces, Tariq Nassar sought to do the same to east Jerusalem.

 Tariq Nassar at eastern Jerusalem’s American Colony Hotel.