...of the walled Old City, administrative autonomy over Jerusalem's Muslim holy places and unhindered access to the Al-Aqsa mosque. On Thursday, a few dozen Palestinians demonstrated outside the American consulate in east Jerusalem, accusing...

...Jerusalem's Old City. In a direct challenge to Israel's sovereignty claim, Palestinians raised their flag atop the Al Aqsa Mosque in the walled compound revered by Muslims and Jews. Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen exchanged fire at several...

...Morton Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, quoted Ben-Ami as saying. Haram as-Sharif, the Al-Aqsa mosque on the site, is holy to Muslims. "There is a real will from (Palestinian leader Yasser) Arafat to strike a deal...

...came when Israel balked at Palestinian sovereignty over Jerusalem's walled Old City, offering only access to the Al Aqsa mosque, the third-holiest site in Islam. Arafat was infuriated by this, the sources said. At 3 a.m. Tuesday, Arafat...

...land. The real action last week wasn't at Camp David. It was in Jerusalem where, during Friday prayers at the Al Aqsa Mosque, the sermonizer portrayed the United States as an enemy of Islam and not an advocate of peace: "Isn't the U...

...Muslims and Jews. The new wave of violence began after Likud leader Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount and Al Aqsa mosque compound. "Such a visit by Mr. Sharon should not happen again, by Sharon or any other official or nonofficial because...

...Arafat's Fatah movement, said it sent the bomber, an 18-year-old from a refugee camp. Police also stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, using stun grenades to disperse stone-throwing Muslim worshippers. Despite violence that...