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Isabel Kershner is a British journalist and author who began reporting from Jerusalem for The New York Times in 2007.

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In East Jerusalem: 4 BR’s, Great Views, Heated Debate

JERUSALEM Dov Hikind, a member of the New York State Assembly, was in this disputed city on Wednesday looking for property to buy. He said he was most excited about a new apartment complex overlooking the Old City called Nof Zion. At noon, Mr. Hikind, ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, The New York Times,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Dov Hikind (politician),  U.S. Democratic Party,  White House

Plan to Expand Jewish Area in Jerusalem Angers U.S.

JERUSALEM Israel said on Tuesday that it had advanced plans to expand a Jewish district of Jerusalem in territory that was captured in 1967 and that the Palestinians claim as part of their future state a move likely to further complicate the Obama ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, International Herald Tribune,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  Robert Gibbs,  United Nations,  Carl Bildt

Unusual Partners Study Divisive Jerusalem Site

JERUSALEM At the heart of this contested city, the holy site known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, or Noble Sanctuary, has become, for many, the epicenter of the conflict between Israel, the Palestinians and the wider ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, The New York Times,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Sari Nusseibeh (politician),  Princeton University,  University of Texas,  Ariel Sharon

At Arafat Memorial, Abbas Lays Out Continuing Struggle

RAMALLAH, West Bank Thousands of Palestinians turned out Wednesday for a rally to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the death of the Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat and to show support for his successor, President Mahmoud Abbas, who recently ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, The New York Times,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Yasir Arafat,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Hamas,  Barack Obama

World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Ministry Assails U.N. Vote on War Conduct

Israel on Friday rejected a United Nations General Assembly vote endorsing a report accusing it of war crimes in Gaza last winter, saying that the resolution did not have “the support of the moral majority.” The resolution, drafted by Arab member ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, The New York Times,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: United Nations General Assembly

Israel Reports Longer-Range Hamas Rocket

JERUSALEM Hamas militants in Gaza recently test-fired a rocket that flew 37 miles into the sea, Israel’s military intelligence chief said here on Tuesday, a development that would put the environs of Tel Aviv within range and would attest to the ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, International Herald Tribune,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hamas,  United Nations General Assembly,  Hezbollah,  Richard Goldstone

Al Ram Journal: On One Field, Two Goals: Equality and Statehood

AL RAM, West Bank Given the sheer exhilaration of the cheering, flag waving, anthem singing crowd packed into the soccer stadium in this otherwise drab West Bank town one afternoon this week, one could have been forgiven for thinking that an ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, The New York Times,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Jibril Rajoub (politician),  Yasir Arafat,  Mahmoud Abbas,  King Abdullah II,  Palestinian Authority

Protestors Clash at Temple Compound

JERUSALEM Israeli police clashed on Sunday with stone-throwing Palestinians at a site sacred to Muslims and Jews in the latest sign of tension in this volatile city. The Temple Mount, revered by Jews as the site of two ancient temples, is known to ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, The New York Times,  25 Oct 2009

Related Topics: David Cohen

Palestinians Now Have Voting Date, but No Unity

RAMALLAH, West Bank The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, issued a decree on Friday for presidential and parliamentary elections to be held on Jan. 24. The move resolved an immediate constitutional crisis, but created new complications and ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, The New York Times,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Mahmoud Abbas,  Hamas,  Palestinian Authority,  Jibril Rajoub (politician),  United Nations

Israeli, Iranian envoys attend nuclear forum

JERUSALEM - Israeli officials confirmed yesterday that Israeli and Iranian envoys participated in discussions at a recent multilateral forum on nuclear issues in Cairo, but they said the two representatives held no private meetings and played down the ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, Boston Globe,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: International Atomic Energy Agency,  Barack Obama

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