SOON after early-morning prayers at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque one day last week, flames burst from the ceiling beneath its famed silver dome. For three hours, the fire raged, destroying part of the ...

Samar Hazboun / Samar Hazboun for NPR 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 ...

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A coveted Middle Eastern rice dish has become a social media star at Al Aqsa Mosque, even as tensions escalate at a site also revered by Jews. By Raja Abdulrahim JERUSALEM — With under 30 minutes ...

The violence that spread from Jerusalem to cities across Israel and the Palestinian territories, leaving at least 60 dead so far, has both historical and contemporary roots. In recent weeks, tension ...

After Hamas militants invaded southern Israel and launched a barrage of rockets at Israeli cities in a surprise attack Saturday morning, a Hamas leader named the operation “Al-Aqsa Flood,” saying the ...

On Aug. 24, 1929, an Arab mob massacred 69 Jews and wounded many more in Hebron, Judaism’s second holiest city which hosts the Cave of the Patriarchs, the burial place of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, ...

At least 19 were injured around occupied Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday after a violent crackdown by Israeli police cleared out worshipers from the compound. It was the second raid since Friday, ...

Hundreds of ultranationalist Israelis stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday, coinciding with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Groups of settlers entered the mosque complex ...

In the news, the al-Aqsa mosque compound is a fuse for conflict between Israel and Palestinians. But in daily life of Muslims, it's a park, holy site and, yes, a symbol of resistance. Now a look at ...