JERUSALEM — The grand mufti of Jerusalem has condemned the agreement approved by Israel’s Cabinet to establish an egalitarian prayer area at the Western Wall. The area next to the Western Wall is “the ...

The grand mufti, one of Egypt’s highest religious authorities, said he had visited Jerusalem on Wednesday for the first time, angering Islamist groups opposed to any step that might be viewed as ...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The grand mufti of Jerusalem has condemned the agreement approved by Israel’s Cabinet to establish an egalitarian prayer area at the Western Wall. The area next to the Western Wall ...

The former grand mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Ekrema Sabri, 85, arrives for questioning by Israeli police in May over a previous sermon he gave at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque — AHMAD GHARABLI A senior ...

Israeli authorities have extended the closure of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem until at least 15 April, ...

Egypt’s Islamist-dominated parliament on Sunday called on the Mufti to quit after a visit to Jerusalem, opens new tab, stepping up pressure on the state-appointed official over a trip that critics say ...

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations spoke out forcefully against the notion of Palestinian statehood during a U.N. Security council meeting on Monday, going so far as to suggest that the U.N.