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Greece ‘concerned’ over Israeli operation on Orthodox Patriarchate land in East Jerusalem
Greece's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a statement expressing its "deep concern" over recent developments in the predominantly Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem after Israeli forces started bulldozing a 5,000 square meter plot of land owned by the Greek Orthodox Church.
Ancient Greek citadel found in Jerusalem
Israeli archaeologists claim they have found the remnants of an ancient Greek citadel, which was a center of power in Jerusalem. Its exact location had been unknown up to nowIsrael's antiquities body claimed Nov. 3 to have solved "one of Jerusalem's greatest archaeological mysteries" by unearthing an ancient Greek citadel, the Acra, buried under a car park.
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Israel demolishes Jerusalem home of Palestinian car killer
Israeli forces Nov. 19 razed the east Jerusalem home of a Palestinian who killed two Israelis with his car last month as it speeded up the application of a controversial demolition policy.
"The home of the terrorist, who killed an Israeli baby and a young woman on October 22 in a tram station in Jerusalem, was destroyed in Silwan," an army statement said.
Jerusalem on edge after car attack as extremists plan march
Jewish extremist groups planned to march through Jerusalem Nov. 6 in a move expected to stoke tensions following a deadly Palestinian car attack and clashes at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
Israel greenlights plans for 1,000 Jerusalem settler homes
Israel has advanced the planning of more than 1,000 new Jewish settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem, an official said Oct. 27, sparking a Palestinian warning of an "explosion" of violence.