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Nabi Saleh - AP - December 2, 2011
WATCH: Video shows French woman wounded by IDF grenade in West Bank protest

Israel Defense Forces claimed woman wounded by rock thrown by protesters in village of Nabi Saleh, while Palestinian sources said she was hit by grenade; IDF says incident now under investigation.

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  • Report: French woman wounded by IDF gas grenade in West Bank demonstration
Nabi Saleh - AP - December 2, 2011
Report: French woman wounded by IDF gas grenade in West Bank demonstration

Palestinian sources say woman hit at close range by Israeli army at weekly Nabi Saleh protest.

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  • Palestinian protester's death an 'exceptional' incident, say IDF officials
Haredim - Alex Levac
Jerusalem neighborhood gets ultra-Orthodox flavor, but 'nobody wants the radicals' there

Some locals consider this a disaster, others say change reflects the capital's gradual transformation from a segregated city into one of mixed neighborhoods.

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Armenian priest - Tomer Appelbaum - November 2011
Jerusalem's Armenians outraged as city approves Jews-only parking lot in Old City

For decades, the parking lot was open to all, though Jewish Quarter residents paid far less for a parking sticker than their Armenian neighbors.

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Munther Fahmi
Israel decides not to deport Palestinian bookshop owner

Munther Fahimi, proprietor of the American Colony Hotel's English-language bookshop, was born in East Jerusalem, but lost his residency rights after moving to the U.S.

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  • Jerusalem's bookseller to the stars facing deportation
Greens accuse Interior Ministry of trying to sneak through plan to build west of Jerusalem

Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel officials claim industrial zone plan is the first step in a systematic attempt to revive an aborted 2007.

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Archaeologists slam plan to rebuild Herod's tomb

The plan, promoted by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and the Gush Etzion Regional Council, includes rebuilding the tomb of Herod the Great in West Bank.

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Herod - Parks Authority - Jan 2012
Top archaeologists condemn Israeli plan to rebuild ancient tomb

The plan, promoted by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and the Gush Etzion Regional Council, includes rebuilding the tomb of Herod the Great in West Bank.

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Israelis praying at Wailing Wall - Daniel Bar-On - 27012012
Survey: Record number of Israeli Jews believe in God

First comprehensive study in a decade also shows that 70 percent of Israelis believe the Jews are the 'Chosen People.'

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  • New poll shows atheism on rise, with Jews found to be least religious
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Court rules homeless families can stay in Jerusalem park

City under pressure to evict 11 homeless families from Sacher Park before second Jerusalem Marathon on March 1.

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Rav-Kav card
Israeli activists fear bus passes may infringe on human rights

Transportation Ministry has compiled a huge, unmonitored database on Israeli citizens, which appears to be far less secure than anything put together by the Interior Ministry.

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road - 19012012
Israel's High Court green lights massive revamp of Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway

Approval of plans for the segment of Route 1 leading into the capital, to include bridges, tunnels and interchanges, means construction can start this summer.

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Hanna Klebansky - Emil Salman - January 2012
Torah scribe wields her quill against segregation of women

Hanna Klebansky, says she hopes the writing and reading of the scroll will send a message contradicting that of the segregation of women.

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Israel Gibraltar friendship stamp - Moti Milrod - 12012012
Political controversy leaves Israel-Gibraltar friendship stamp unissued

Gibraltar’s postal service dismayed by Israel’s decision to feature East Jerusalem landmark.

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Isawiyah - Yuval Ben-Ami - December 2011
Israel moves to build East Jerusalem park, despite pending final approval

Jerusalem Planning and Building Committee approved the park, to be located on land belonging to the villages of Isawiyah and A-Tur, pending objections that can be submitted until next month.

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  • A walk in the wilderness of East Jerusalem
  • Jerusalem approves 130 new housing units beyond Green Line
  • Israel's Parks Authority names plan to demolish Palestinian structures 'They See Not, Nor Know'
Moshav Ora - Emil Salman - 10012012
Art galleries in chicken coops? No more

Court rules Moshav Ora residents not entitled to make profit off converted farmland.

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Interior Ministry office in East Jerusalem
State ordered to act on poor conditions at East Jerusalem government offices

According to the petition, there are no restroom facilities and no drinking fountains available outside, where the public is forced to wait.

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Billboards - Shiran Granot
Israeli credit card firm leaves women out of Jerusalem billboards

Activists working to bring images of women back onto ads in the capital, start a protest on Isracard's Facebook page.

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Police officers standing guard outside Beit Yonatan
Israel allocates NIS 5 million for security of Jewish East Jerusalem residents

Court petition opposing the use of private security guards to protect the Jewish residents contends that budget ballooned from NIS 7 to 54 million within two decades.

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Israel agrees to look at PA final status proposal after Amman meet

Move is rare glimmer of progress in an encounter producing no large breakthrough, though the three-and-a-half-hour meeting did not break down either.

with Barak Ravid and Avi Issacharoff 2 comments
artifact - Olivier Fitoussi - 04012012
Scholars offer new explanation for rare Temple artifact in Jerusalem

Object, at the northwestern corner of the Temple Mount, was initially thought to read 'Daka LeYa,' which means 'pure to God' in Aramaic.

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neighborhood of Har Homa
Israel announces contentious Jerusalem construction ahead of peace talks meet

Housing Ministry publishes tender for 300 housing units beyond the Green Line hours before Jordan-mediated session between Netanyahu envoy, PA negotiator.

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Jerusalem readying to phase in major bus reforms

Routes that run parallel to the light rail will be canceled, while other routes will be shortened so as to "feed" the light rail.

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Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Philharmonic joins suit against man who allegedly stole historic documents

The collector is accused of stealing hundreds of valuable documents from Philharmonic Orchestra archives and putting them up for sale on eBay.

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Secular activists board segregated buses

Group petitions High Court to force J'lem buses to feature ads with women.

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  • Survivors blast use of Holocaust garb at Jerusalem protest
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