Lubna Masarwa

While Jewish families gather to celebrate freedom, new death penalty law signals the state's tightening grip over Palestinians

Mustafa Abu Sway, deputy head of the Islamic Waqf, tells MEE the closure of the mosque risks destabilising the entire region

Palestinians say Israel is using wartime impunity to accelerate expulsions and expand settler-linked biblical parks, with at least 50 homes demolished since October 2023

The sanctity and security of Al-Aqsa is once again under threat, as it was during the lifetime of the great scholar

The lockdown in Jerusalem's Old City comes amid fears of further raids on Friday, which coincides with Nakba Day

Sources tell MEE the decision affects 30 senior Islamic Waqf employees from the occupied West Bank, in a move seen as further limiting Palestinian access to the site

The plan has sparked fears that regional and international actors are seeking to sideline Jordan's role in Jerusalem in favour of a new arrangement closely aligned with Israeli interests

Palestinians say expropriation of religious site is further exploitation of archaeology and religion to target Palestinian land and identity

Palestinians say latest measures deepen Israeli control over occupied West Bank site

Palestinians condemn the proposed legislation as an attack on religious freedom and a step towards tighter state control over mosques