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The Western Wall, Wailing Wall or Kotel is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount. It is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded ...

Italian women's team during their visit to the city of Jerusalem. The young women visited the Wester Wall inside the Old City. Israel. 8th February 2012

The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world. Al-Aqsa Mosque also known as al-Aqsa, is the third holiest site in Sunni Islam...

During Israel's main labour union declared a strike, airports, ports, banks and the stock market have shut down. Israel. 8th February 2012

Thousands of Israelis took to the hills and parks to celebrate the holiday of Tu B'Shvat, known as the birthday of trees. The holiday marks the beginning of Spring. 8th February 20...

Since 2006, Israel has seen a steep rise in the number of migrants arriving from Africa, in particular from Eritrea, Sudan and Ivory Coast. It is estimated over 20,000 entered illegally...

The Jordan Valley is the easternmost area of the West Bank. 95% of it is classified Area C, under full Israeli control. Most Palestinian communities residing there are in danger of bein...

The 2011 Human Rights day March in Tel Aviv was organised by the Israeli Human Rights Group ACRI. The March gave stage to a wide number and variety of human rights organisations. Tel Av...

Thousands of Israelis visit the Knesset for an Open House event on the occasion of the parliament’s 63rd birthday. Knesset Speaker Reuven Rubi Rivlin: ”I promise the public an exception...

The Palestinian village of Qaryut held its first protest against the forced closure of one its main roads by the Israeli army. Since the beginning of the year, many new protests have be...

Eritrean and Sudanese refugees, who live in Israel, receive a free dinner in Southern Tel Aviv from a Christian charity and private non profit groups in the area. Israel. 7th February 2...

House demolition is a controversial tactic used by the Israeli Defence Forces in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip against Palestinians and Israeli settlers. Israel. 7th Febr...

Settlers are allegedly writing hostile slogans on the Monastery of the Cross and a school in Jerusalem. The graffiti said 'Pay the Price,' among other slogans. Israel. 7th Feb...

German Foreign Minister Westerwelle travelled to Israel and the Palestinian territories to view the upheaval in the Arab world and stagnation in the Middle East peace process, he held p...

Palestinians continue their hunger strike in solidarity with Khader Adnan,a prisoner in an Israeli jail. They camp in front of the UN headquarters in Gaza City, demanding intervention f...

In an intensifying wave of religious intolerance, two cars belonging to members of the Monastery of the Cross were vandalized overnight. Car tires were slashed and they were littered wi...

A Palestinian family live in poor conditions in a small house in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. The camp has one of the highest population densities in the world....

Palestinian women hold pictures and posters of their imprisoned relatives during a protest calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails outside the Red Cross offi...

Israeli bulldozers and planners flatten land in Issawiya to make way for a national park. The leveling of land in this area is extremely disputed between Palestinians and Israelis. Jeru...

Palestinians protest and carry pictures of Palestinian prisoners in front of the International Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City, demanding the release of prisoners held in Israeli ja...