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Eastern part of Jerusalem, predominantly Arab but experiencing influx of Jewish residents in recent years. Claimed by the Palestinians as a future capital
 NAZI TROOPS and students gather seized papers and books to burn, in the Opernplatz, Berlin, 1933.

This week in Jewish history: Jordan & Jerusalem, Tel Aviv & Egypt

By Steven Drucker
 Handcuffs on table.

Police arrest Jenin resident for blackmailing east Jerusalem woman

 A general view picture shows the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan June 19, 2017.

Jewish Agency and Azerbaijani rabbis condemn division amid Iranian spy ring allegations

 Houses are seen on a hillside behind a fence in the Silwan district of east Jerusalem, May 15, 2024.

Iran-linked east Jerusalem spy ring arrested in Israeli scientist assassination plot

A general view of Jerusalem shows the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount December 6, 2017.

MKs to tour east Jerusalem schools, push Palestinian to Israeli curriculum shift

 Premature babies which were evacuated from an incubator in Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City receive treatment at a hospital in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 19, 2023.

Gazan mother separated from prematurely born triplet

 Delegates react to the voting results during the United Nations General Assembly vote on a draft resolution that would recognize the Palestinians as qualified to become a full UN member, in New York City, US May 10, 2024.

Palestinians to ask UN General Assembly to force Israeli withdrawal from West Bank

 The social media post of the suspect inciting terror, August 18, 2024. (illustration)

Israel Police arrest woman from east Jerusalem for inciting terrorism

 Police rescue toddlers from the Shuafat camp in east Jerusalem, August 7, 2024.

Father from east Jerusalem indicted for kidnapping his children and hiding them in refugee camp

 The new "Mamuniya" welfare complex in east Jerusalem, opened August 4, 2024.

New welfare complex opens in east Jerusalem, expected to be city's largest

 Police rescue toddlers from the Shuafat camp in east Jerusalem, August 7, 2024.

Israel Border Police rescue two toddlers in Shuafat, east Jerusalem, over divorce dispute

 View of Kafr 'Aqab and the abandoned Atarot Airport, north of Jerusalem, July 31, 2022.

Running water 12 hours a week: Jerusalem residents protest shortage in Kafr 'Aqab

Delegates attend a ruling on South Africa's request to order a halt to Israel's Rafah offensive in Gaza as part of a larger case brought before the Hague-based court by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide, at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands May 24, 2024.

Israeli leaders slam ICJ's call for end to 'illegal' activities in Palestinian territories

 Demonstrators rally during a "Stand with Palestine" march in solidarity with Gaza, in Dublin, Ireland, October 14, 2023.

Israel looks to ban new de-facto Palestinian embassies in Jerusalem

 Students gather at an encampment at the University of Copenhagen's City Campus. May 6, 2024.

Denmark university to halt investment in companies in West Bank amid student protests

By REUTERS
 A general view picture shows the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan June 19, 2017.

Israel's High Court rejects petition of east Jerusalem family facing eviction

 Illustration showing Booking.com app

Dutch prosecutors studying complaint against Booking.com's Israeli settlement listings

By REUTERS
 Police forces arrested nine residents of Isawiya in East Jerusalem, police announced April 21, 2024. (Illustrative).

Police arrest nine terror suspects in east Jerusalem