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The hilltop compound in Jerusalem’s Old City is a frequent flashpoint and its fate is a core issue at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Israeli Prime minister Bibi Netanyahu brought the Internet to its knees with a powerful moment of silence in the middle of his impassioned United Nations speech, Thursday. Prime Minister Netanyahu, speaking today at the United Nations about the UN’s inaction against...

In an impassioned speech interspersed with bouts of dramatic silence, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday condemned the Iran nuclear deal as empowering Tehran to spread unrest in the Mideast while leaving the country capable of making an atomic bomb.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signs the United Nations guest book during a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Thursday, October 1, 2015 at U.N. Headquarters. He issued a warning about the “heavy price of silence”.

The bulk of Netanyahus speech on Thursday focused on his condemnation of the nuclear deal with Iran, but he also took turns at accusing the United Nations of repeatedly bashing his country.

The three injured civilians were moved to Nablus hospital after sustaining moderate injuries in the legs, local sources reported.

Hours later in the same area, the military said troops shot a Palestinian woman as she tried to stab a soldier.

He also protested the 10- and 15-year expiration dates for a few of the deal’s key provisions. Israeli leaders had demanded that the deal include a provision requiring Iran to recognize Israel as a state, but President Barack Obama called that a “fundamental...

Netanyahu also criticized Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for failing to hold direct peace talks with Israel.

Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu unleashed a harsh condemnation of the worldwide nuclear deal with Iran on Thursday, in an aggressive speech at the United Nations General Assembly.

Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu told the General Assembly that Abbas should stop “spreading lies about Israel’s alleged intentions on the Temple Mount”, and return to negotiations to secure peace between the Israeli’s and the Palestinians.

“Israel desires peace with the Palestinians, who continue to spread lies about our policy on the Temple Mount”, Netanyahu said in a statement, using the Jewish name for the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem.

Mahmoud Abbas, president of the State of Palestine, embraces the state flag before it was raised for the first time during a ceremony at the UN.

In an impassioned speech interspersed with bouts of dramatic silence, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday condemned the Iran nuclear deal as empowering Tehran to spread unrest in the Mideast while leaving the country capable of making an atomic bomb.

“It is a proud day”, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said.