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Palestinian children in east Jerusalem could lose their schools as Israeli-ordered closures loom
Israeli authorities have ordered six United Nations schools for the children of Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem to ...
Why Pizzaballa, Jerusalem’s first cardinal and an advocate for peace, could be a long-shot contender for pope
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has emerged as an intriguing possibility as cardinals ...
Why the Italian Who Leads the Church in Jerusalem Is a Contender to Be Pope
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may ...
AP PHOTOS: Israel police fire tear gas into Palestinian schoolyard in Jerusalem
Israel has ordered six schools in East Jerusalem to close this week, throwing the educational future of 800 children of ...
Jerusalem Threatened by Huge Wildfire: Live Tracker Maps
Israel asks Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Croatia for help as at least five separate fires raged in the Jerusalem hills.
Wildfires rage near Jerusalem, major road closed, communities evacuated
Wildfires raged on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of communities and the closure of a main ...
Israel wildfires spread near Jerusalem, drawing national emergency declaration from Netanyahu
Wind-fueled fires in Israel are tearing through brush outside Jerusalem, prompting the evacuation of residents and leaving ...
Firefighters battle blazes near Jerusalem as officials investigate cause
The blazes were concentrated on the city’s outskirts and firefighting efforts are ongoing, authorities said. At least nine ...
Wildfires rage outside Jerusalem, forcing evacuations and road closures
Wildfires raging near Jerusalem forced evacuations in several areas and led to several major road closures on Wednesday, as ...
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Jerusalem area wildfires still rage but evacuated residents allowed to return; 18 suspected arsonists arrested, claims PM Netanyahu
The large wildfires that swept through the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council a county located west of Jerusalem on Wednesday, ...
WATCH: Drone footage reveals extent of Jerusalem wildfire damage
The mass destruction left in the wake of two wildfires in the Jerusalem area was revealed in drone footage taken by Keren ...