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Dome of the Rock

Jewish prayers held discreetly at contested Jerusalem shrine

As police protected them, three Jewish men stepped forward, placed their hands out at chest level and began reciting prayers in low tones in the shadow of Jerusalem’s golden Dome of the Rock. Jewish prayers at Jerusalem’s most sensitive…
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Arabic and international

Israeli police prevent Dome of the Rock repairs

Israeli police have stopped workers from the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf from renovating the Dome of the Rock for two consecutive days, raising tensions in the old city. Azzam Khatib, director of the Jordanian Waqf department in Jerusalem,…
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