Read more Jerusalem stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2518/jerusalem.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:24:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72501/israelis-palestinians-clash-at-jerusalems-holiest-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsraeli forces stormed Jerusalem's holiest shrine today, firing stun grenades to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing Palestinian protesters in a fresh eruption of violence in the country's most volatile spot. A wall of Israeli riot police behind plexiglass shields sent many protesters—overwhelmingly young men—running for cover into the black-domed...http://www.newser.com/story/72501/israelis-palestinians-clash-at-jerusalems-holiest-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 Oct 2009 11:36:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70422/palestinians-jews-clash-at-holy-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPalestinian civilians and Israeli police were injured when Jews and Arabs clashed at a Jerusalem holy site yesterday. Palestinians praying at the site—which includes the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa mosques—pelted a Jewish group with rocks, leading police to respond with stun grenades, reports CNN. The Palestinians'...http://www.newser.com/story/70422/palestinians-jews-clash-at-holy-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 3:32:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66490/homeless-holocaust-survivor-leaves-100k-gift.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHebrew University has received a surprise donation of more than $100,000 from an unexpected benefactor—a woman who survived the Nazi Holocaust and appeared to be destitute, a university official said today. Upon her death 2 years ago, a homeless Holocaust survivor living on the streets of New York...http://www.newser.com/story/66490/homeless-holocaust-survivor-leaves-100k-gift.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Aug 2009 18:48:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64781/israel-to-us-we-wont-halt-housing-in-jerusalem.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmid intense US-Israeli negotiations over settlements, Israel today brushed off Washington’s request to stop an American millionaire's housing project in East Jerusalem, the Jerusalem Post reports. Palestinians have complained that it would change demographics in the Arab-dominated area. But Obama "had crossed a red line" in asking Israel to cease...http://www.newser.com/story/64781/israel-to-us-we-wont-halt-housing-in-jerusalem.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 19 Jul 2009 16:56:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61047/young-jews-spew-racist-anti-obama-rants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe night before Barack Obama's landmark Cairo speech, a documentary filmmaker headed out to the streets of Jerusalem to ask young Israelis and "droves" of American Jews what they thought of the president's Middle East overtures, notes Gawker. The result is "the most shocking footage I have ever filmed," says...http://www.newser.com/story/61047/young-jews-spew-racist-anti-obama-rants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Jun 2009 7:45:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59090/mideast-peace-possible-pope-at-holy-sepulcher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPope Benedict XVI assured his followers in the Holy Land that peace is possible, as he ended his Mideast visit today as a pilgrim to the site of Jesus' crucifixion. A traditional escort of men in black robes and red fezzes accompanied the pontiff as he entered the Church of...http://www.newser.com/story/59090/mideast-peace-possible-pope-at-holy-sepulcher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 May 2009 7:13:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58725/pope-visits-holy-sites-of-judaism-islam.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPope Benedict XVI began the second day of his Holy Land tour at one of the most contentious sites in the Arab-Israeli conflict: the Dome of the Rock, where Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven, and the adjacent Western Wall. The pontiff urged both sides to engage in...http://www.newser.com/story/58725/pope-visits-holy-sites-of-judaism-islam.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 May 2009 5:52:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58605/vatican-stews-over-israels-last-supper-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsraeli-Vatican tensions are expected to heat up yet again during Pope Benedict's visit today as the pontiff presses Catholic claims over a room in Jerusalem believed to be the site of Christ's last supper. The room is in a building that served for centuries as a mosque and is now...http://www.newser.com/story/58605/vatican-stews-over-israels-last-supper-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 3:00:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58432/pope-arrives-in-uneasy-mideast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPope Benedict landed in Jordan today to begin what could be a tense Middle East tour, the New York Times reports. Next week the pope will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories, delivering 32 speeches at some of the world’s holiest sites for Christians, Jews, and Muslims. But with the...http://www.newser.com/story/58432/pope-arrives-in-uneasy-mideast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 08 May 2009 9:41:57 CDT