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Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., has condemned video game giant Steam for allowing sales of a game that lets players control a Palestinian as they slay Jewish Israelis. The 2022 game, “Fursan al-Aqsa: The ...

At Al Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third-holiest site and a place at the heart of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Muslims do so much more than pray. It is a place where they seek reprieve from the daily ...

JERUSALEM, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Sunday and said he prayed there, challenging ...

JERUSALEM – The Muslim holy month of Ramadan arrived Monday with no news of a cease-fire in Gaza, raising further concerns about tensions spreading to Jerusalem, where the Al-Aqsa mosque sits at the ...

JERUSALEM, March 5 (Reuters) - Israel will allow a similar number of worshippers into Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the first week of Ramadan as in previous years, a statement by Prime ...

As Ramadan approaches, all eyes are on the Al Aqsa compound. Palestinians worry Israel will restrict access to the mosque. Israel has said entry will be permitted for the first week of Ramadan.

JERUSALEM — At 7 a.m. every weekday, the large green doors of the mosque at the Al-Aqsa compound, usually wide open, close with a bang as Palestinian worshippers shutter themselves inside. Israeli ...

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