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‘Back to normal’ at Jerusalem’s holiest site 

Conflict & Justice

Authorities managed to avoid a worst-case scenario at the holiest site in Jerusalem during the overlapping religious holidays of Easter, Passover and Ramadan that ended a few weeks ago. Now, things are returning to normal at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Several Muslims pray facing Mecca before a rough-stone niche in the wall

Why the Al-Aqsa Mosque has often been a site of conflict

Israeli security forces remove metal detectors which were recently installed at an entrance to the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City.

Israel removes metal detectors from Jerusalem holy site

Conflict
A Palestinian man prays near Israeli police during Friday prayers in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Wadi al-Joz on October 31, 2014. Israeli police declared an age limit on Friday for Palestinians wanting to enter the Old City, only allowing males ab

Reopening holy sites for Muslims fails to ease tensions in Jerusalem

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Jerusalem’s controversial archaeology

Arts, Culture & Media
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Rabbi imposes ban at Jerusalem’s western wall

Global Politics

There’s a battle of sorts under way at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The rabbi overseeing Judaism’s holiest site has banned new immigrant ceremonies at the Wall. Reporter Linda Gradstein has the story.

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Israel’s third temple movement

Arts, Culture & Media

Two thousand years ago, the second temple in Jerusalem was destroyed. Now some Jews in Israel today say it’s time to rebuild the temple. Problem is� they want to rebuild it on the location of Islam’s holiest site in Jerusalem. Linda Gradstein reports.

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Struggle for holy site

Lifestyle & Belief

Linda Gradstein reports on the latest clash between Israelis and Palestinians over Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, known to Muslims as the al-Aqsa Mosque.

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