Official justification given by Manama is scheduling conflict, but official says far-right minister's visit to flashpoint site was actual reason

Minister, other lawmakers ascend to flashpoint site without incident; 16 Jewish visitors, 2 Arabs arrested over disturbances; record numbers said to tour site on fast day

Image reading 'Shisha B'Av' circulates online to mark Hebrew day Knesset passed overhaul bill, drawing link to destruction of Temples

President says he's 'deeply disappointed' by failure to reach compromise but will press efforts to bridge gaps; coalition whip calls his comments 'unfortunate'

Many cite a desire to fight what they see as increasing religious coercion, whereas others are flouting the law to mitigate decreasing profit margins amid inflation

Ahead of Tisha B'Av, organizers of gathering and subsequent march in Jerusalem plead with sparring parties to think of the destruction brought on by discord

Four others seriously injured in Nablus, according to PA; Police head Kobi Shabtai among thousands of visitors to the site

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US correspondent Jacob Magid on tension at the UN Security Council, plus Ilhan Omar; religion writer Judah Ari Gross on Tisha B'av, plus the Jewish Agency under threat in Russia

Computer calculations of 70 CE Roman arsenal uncovered in excavations in Jerusalem demonstrate veracity of Jewish historian Josephus's report of intense fighting near Third Wall