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The Media Line
March 2, 2018
A new Israeli border police guard tower stands at the base of the Damascus Gate entrance to Jerusalem's Old City. It's a noticeable part of the landscape and an example of Israel's increased security presence at the ancient entrance to the Muslim Quarter, which in the recent past has been a flashpoint forÃâà...
Middle East Monitor
February 19, 2018
Israeli occupation authorities have completed the construction of a watchtower checkpoint at the entrance of Damascus Gate, the main gate into the Muslim Quarter of occupied East Jerusalem's Old City. The watchtower checkpoint is one of three that Israel began to install last month, drawing criticism fromÃâà...
Middle East Eye
February 15, 2018
Israel completed the installation of a new watchtower checkpoint at a key entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem on Thursday, angering Palestinian residents of the city. The checkpoint is one of three that Israel began to install last month at Damascus Gate, and residents say they are aimed at furtherÃâà...
Middle East Eye
February 13, 2018
JERUSALEM - Israel is installing permanent checkpoints at a key entrance to Jerusalem's Old City in order to keep Palestinians with already limited access out, residents tell Middle East Eye. Construction at the Damascus Gate area - one of the most popular entrances used by Palestinians - started weeksÃâà...
i24NEWS
December 31, 1999
... the spread of the extremist ideology. Jerusalem's Old City has become a frequent backdrop for violence since a spate of attacks began in October 2015, with security measures increased around Damascus Gate where a 23-year-old Israeli border policewoman was fatally stabbed earlier in the summer.
Mondoweiss
December 31, 1999
EAST JERUSALEM –Two months after US President Donald Trump announced his recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem are expressing renewed fears of a changing status quo in the city. Earlier this month, Israel completed construction of a permanentÃâà...
