# Jerusalem · 1 July 2009 > Photos and videos from Jerusalem on 1 July 2009. ## Facts - **What:** Jerusalem · 1 July 2009 (News story) - **Where:** [Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/jerusalem), [Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/bethlehem), [France](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/france) - **When:** 2009-07-21 – 2010-04-05 - **Media:** 70 photos, 0 videos, 0 rushes - **Credit:** © apaimages / Mohamar Awad, Najeh Hashlamoun, Omar Rashidi, Thaer Ganaim - **Licensing:** Editorial licenses on request: https://apa.atyaf.co/pricing (sales@apa.atyaf.co). 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Photo by Mohamar Awad - [Palestinians visit the graves of their dead relatives, a tradition during the early hours of the first day](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-013828) — APA-PH-2009-013828 · photo · 2009-11-27 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinians visit the graves of their dead relatives, a tradition during the early hours of the first day of the Muslim holiday Eid Al-Adha, at the Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem, old city on Nov 27, 2009. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [Palestinians visit the graves of their dead relatives, a tradition during the early hours of the first day](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-013829) — APA-PH-2009-013829 · photo · 2009-11-27 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinians visit the graves of their dead relatives, a tradition during the early hours of the first day of the Muslim holiday Eid Al-Adha, at the Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem, old city on Nov 27, 2009. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [Palestinians visit the graves of their dead relatives, a tradition during the early hours of the first day](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-013830) — APA-PH-2009-013830 · photo · 2009-11-27 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinians visit the graves of their dead relatives, a tradition during the early hours of the first day of the Muslim holiday Eid Al-Adha, at the Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem, old city on Nov 27, 2009. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [A Palestinian butcher cuts a slaughtered sheep](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-013831) — APA-PH-2009-013831 · photo · 2009-11-27 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad A Palestinian butcher cuts a slaughtered sheep on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in the West Bank city of Al_Ram on November 27, 2009. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [A Palestinian butcher cuts a slaughtered sheep](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-013832) — APA-PH-2009-013832 · photo · 2009-11-27 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad A Palestinian butcher cuts a slaughtered sheep on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in the West Bank city of Al_Ram on November 27, 2009. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [A Palestinian butcher cuts a slaughtered sheep](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-013833) — APA-PH-2009-013833 · photo · 2009-11-27 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad A Palestinian butcher cuts a slaughtered sheep on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in the West Bank city of Al_Ram on November 27, 2009. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [A Palestinian butcher cuts a slaughtered sheep](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-013834) — APA-PH-2009-013834 · photo · 2009-11-27 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad A Palestinian butcher cuts a slaughtered sheep on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in the West Bank city of Al_Ram on November 27, 2009. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [A Palestinian butcher cuts a slaughtered sheep](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-013835) — APA-PH-2009-013835 · photo · 2009-11-27 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad A Palestinian butcher cuts a slaughtered sheep on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in the West Bank city of Al_Ram on November 27, 2009. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [Palestinians slaughter a sheep near a section of the controversial Israeli barrier on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in Shuafat refugee camp](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-013836) — APA-PH-2009-013836 · photo · 2009-11-27 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinians slaughter a sheep near a section of the controversial Israeli barrier on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem November 27, 2009. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha to mark the end of the haj by slaughtering sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Is... - [Palestinians slaughter a sheep near a section of the controversial Israeli barrier on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in Shuafat refugee camp](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-013837) — APA-PH-2009-013837 · photo · 2009-11-27 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinians slaughter a sheep near a section of the controversial Israeli barrier on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem November 27, 2009. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha to mark the end of the haj by slaughtering sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Is... - [Palestinians slaughter a sheep near a section of the controversial Israeli barrier on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in Shuafat refugee camp](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-013838) — APA-PH-2009-013838 · photo · 2009-11-27 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinians slaughter a sheep near a section of the controversial Israeli barrier on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem November 27, 2009. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha to mark the end of the haj by slaughtering sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Is... - [Palestinians slaughter a sheep near a section of the controversial Israeli barrier on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in Shuafat refugee camp](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-013839) — APA-PH-2009-013839 · photo · 2009-11-27 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinians slaughter a sheep near a section of the controversial Israeli barrier on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem November 27, 2009. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha to mark the end of the haj by slaughtering sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Is... - [Palestinian demonstrator holds banner during a rally in front of the compound housing the French and Swedish consulates in east Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014240) — APA-PH-2009-014240 · photo · 2009-12-07 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinian demonstrator holds banner during a rally in front of the compound housing the French and Swedish consulates in east Jerusalem on December 7, 2009 in support of a draft EU proposal that east Jerusalem should become the capital of a future Palestinian state as part of a Middle East peace deal. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [Palestinian demonstrators take part in a rally in front of the compound housing the French and Swedish consulates in east Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014241) — APA-PH-2009-014241 · photo · 2009-12-07 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinian demonstrators take part in a rally in front of the compound housing the French and Swedish consulates in east Jerusalem on December 7, 2009 in support of a draft EU proposal that east Jerusalem should become the capital of a future Palestinian state as part of a Middle East peace deal. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [Palestinian demonstrators hold banners during a rally in front of the compound housing the French and Swedish consulates in east Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014242) — APA-PH-2009-014242 · photo · 2009-12-07 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinian demonstrators hold banners during a rally in front of the compound housing the French and Swedish consulates in east Jerusalem on December 7, 2009 in support of a draft EU proposal that east Jerusalem should become the capital of a future Palestinian state as part of a Middle East peace deal. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [Palestinian demonstrators hold banners during a rally in front of the compound housing the French and Swedish consulates in east Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014243) — APA-PH-2009-014243 · photo · 2009-12-07 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinian demonstrators hold banners during a rally in front of the compound housing the French and Swedish consulates in east Jerusalem on December 7, 2009 in support of a draft EU proposal that east Jerusalem should become the capital of a future Palestinian state as part of a Middle East peace deal. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [Palestinian demonstrators hold banners during a rally in front of the compound housing the French and Swedish consulates in east Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014244) — APA-PH-2009-014244 · photo · 2009-12-07 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinian demonstrators hold banners during a rally in front of the compound housing the French and Swedish consulates in east Jerusalem on December 7, 2009 in support of a draft EU proposal that east Jerusalem should become the capital of a future Palestinian state as part of a Middle East peace deal. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [Palestinian demonstrators hold banners during a rally in front of the compound housing the French and Swedish consulates in east Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014245) — APA-PH-2009-014245 · photo · 2009-12-07 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinian demonstrators hold banners during a rally in front of the compound housing the French and Swedish consulates in east Jerusalem on December 7, 2009 in support of a draft EU proposal that east Jerusalem should become the capital of a future Palestinian state as part of a Middle East peace deal. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [Palestinian demonstrators hold banners during a rally in front of the compound housing the French and Swedish consulates in east Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014246) — APA-PH-2009-014246 · photo · 2009-12-07 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinian demonstrators hold banners during a rally in front of the compound housing the French and Swedish consulates in east Jerusalem on December 7, 2009 in support of a draft EU proposal that east Jerusalem should become the capital of a future Palestinian state as part of a Middle East peace deal. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [Ultra-Orthodox Jews are seen at the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014249) — APA-PH-2009-014249 · photo · 2009-12-07 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Ultra-Orthodox Jews are seen at the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem on Dec 7, 2009. The Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif, and to Jews as Temple Mount, is seen in the background. The Israeli government has warned EU members publicly and privately that EU foreign ministers meeting this week must reject a Swedish proposal to harden support fo... - [Ultra-Orthodox Jews are seen at the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014250) — APA-PH-2009-014250 · photo · 2009-12-07 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Ultra-Orthodox Jews are seen at the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem on Dec 7, 2009. The Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif, and to Jews as Temple Mount, is seen in the background. The Israeli government has warned EU members publicly and privately that EU foreign ministers meeting this week must reject a Swedish proposal to harden support fo... - [Ultra-Orthodox Jews are seen at the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014252) — APA-PH-2009-014252 · photo · 2009-12-07 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Ultra-Orthodox Jews are seen at the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem on Dec 7, 2009. The Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif, and to Jews as Temple Mount, is seen in the background. The Israeli government has warned EU members publicly and privately that EU foreign ministers meeting this week must reject a Swedish proposal to harden support fo... - [Ultra-Orthodox Jews are seen at the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014253) — APA-PH-2009-014253 · photo · 2009-12-07 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Ultra-Orthodox Jews are seen at the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem on Dec 7, 2009. The Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif, and to Jews as Temple Mount, is seen in the background. The Israeli government has warned EU members publicly and privately that EU foreign ministers meeting this week must reject a Swedish proposal to harden support fo... - [Palestinian labourers work at a construction site is seen in a settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014310) — APA-PH-2009-014310 · photo · 2009-12-09 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinian labourers work at a construction site is seen in a settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim December 9, 2009. Settlement expansion became a major obstacle to reviving peace negotiations that were suspended in December 2008. The Palestinians, who number some 3 million in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, said all building must stop... - [Palestinian labourers work at a construction site is seen in a settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014311) — APA-PH-2009-014311 · photo · 2009-12-09 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinian labourers work at a construction site is seen in a settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim December 9, 2009. Settlement expansion became a major obstacle to reviving peace negotiations that were suspended in December 2008. The Palestinians, who number some 3 million in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, said all building must stop... - [Palestinian labourers work at a construction site is seen in a settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014312) — APA-PH-2009-014312 · photo · 2009-12-09 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinian labourers work at a construction site is seen in a settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim December 9, 2009. Settlement expansion became a major obstacle to reviving peace negotiations that were suspended in December 2008. The Palestinians, who number some 3 million in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, said all building must stop... - [Palestinian demonstrators hold banners during a rally in front of the compound housing the French and Swedish consulates in east Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014313) — APA-PH-2009-014313 · photo · 2009-12-09 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinian demonstrators hold banners during a rally in front of the compound housing the French and Swedish consulates in east Jerusalem on December 7, 2009 in support of a draft EU proposal that east Jerusalem should become the capital of a future Palestinian state as part of a Middle East peace deal. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [A construction site is seen in a settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014314) — APA-PH-2009-014314 · photo · 2009-12-09 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad A construction site is seen in a settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim December 9, 2009. Settlement expansion became a major obstacle to reviving peace negotiations that were suspended in December 2008. The Palestinians, who number some 3 million in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, said all building must stop before they would resume talks... - [Palestinian labourers work at a construction site is seen in a settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014315) — APA-PH-2009-014315 · photo · 2009-12-09 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Palestinian labourers work at a construction site is seen in a settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim December 9, 2009. Settlement expansion became a major obstacle to reviving peace negotiations that were suspended in December 2008. The Palestinians, who number some 3 million in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, said all building must stop... - [A construction site is seen in a settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014316) — APA-PH-2009-014316 · photo · 2009-12-09 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad A construction site is seen in a settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim December 9, 2009. Settlement expansion became a major obstacle to reviving peace negotiations that were suspended in December 2008. The Palestinians, who number some 3 million in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, said all building must stop before they would resume talks... - [A construction site is seen in a settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014317) — APA-PH-2009-014317 · photo · 2009-12-09 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad A construction site is seen in a settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim December 9, 2009. Settlement expansion became a major obstacle to reviving peace negotiations that were suspended in December 2008. The Palestinians, who number some 3 million in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, said all building must stop before they would resume talks... - [A construction site is seen in a settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014318) — APA-PH-2009-014318 · photo · 2009-12-09 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad A construction site is seen in a settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim December 9, 2009. Settlement expansion became a major obstacle to reviving peace negotiations that were suspended in December 2008. The Palestinians, who number some 3 million in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, said all building must stop before they would resume talks... - [A construction site is seen in a settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014340) — APA-PH-2009-014340 · photo · 2009-12-09 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad A construction site is seen in a settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim December 9, 2009. Settlement expansion became a major obstacle to reviving peace negotiations that were suspended in December 2008. The Palestinians, who number some 3 million in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, said all building must stop before they would resume talks... - [Karen Abu Zayd, commissioner-general for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014378) — APA-PH-2009-014378 · photo · 2009-12-10 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Karen Abu Zayd, commissioner-general for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), visits on December 10, 2009 a Palestinian Kurd family whose house was taken over by Jewish settlers in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. Israeli settlers took over the Palestinian family's house last month and hurled their belongings into the street, armed with... - [Karen Abu Zayd, commissioner-general for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014379) — APA-PH-2009-014379 · photo · 2009-12-10 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Karen Abu Zayd, commissioner-general for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), visits on December 10, 2009 a Palestinian Kurd family whose house was taken over by Jewish settlers in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. Israeli settlers took over the Palestinian family's house last month and hurled their belongings into the street, armed with... - [Karen Abu Zayd, commissioner-general for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014380) — APA-PH-2009-014380 · photo · 2009-12-10 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Karen Abu Zayd, commissioner-general for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), visits on December 10, 2009 a Palestinian Kurd family whose house was taken over by Jewish settlers in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. Israeli settlers took over the Palestinian family's house last month and hurled their belongings into the street, armed with... - [Karen Abu Zayd, commissioner-general for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014381) — APA-PH-2009-014381 · photo · 2009-12-10 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Karen Abu Zayd, commissioner-general for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), visits on December 10, 2009 a Palestinian Kurd family whose house was taken over by Jewish settlers in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. Israeli settlers took over the Palestinian family's house last month and hurled their belongings into the street, armed with... - [Karen Abu Zayd, commissioner-general for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014382) — APA-PH-2009-014382 · photo · 2009-12-10 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Karen Abu Zayd, commissioner-general for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), visits on December 10, 2009 a Palestinian Kurd family whose house was taken over by Jewish settlers in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. Israeli settlers took over the Palestinian family's house last month and hurled their belongings into the street, armed with... - [Karen Abu Zayd, commissioner-general for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014383) — APA-PH-2009-014383 · photo · 2009-12-10 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Karen Abu Zayd, commissioner-general for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), visits on December 10, 2009 a Palestinian Kurd family whose house was taken over by Jewish settlers in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. Israeli settlers took over the Palestinian family's house last month and hurled their belongings into the street, armed with... - [Israeli police officers detain a Palestinian protester in front of the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014760) — APA-PH-2009-014760 · photo · 2009-12-17 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Israeli police officers detain a Palestinian protester in front of the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City December 17, 2009, after a march marking the last day of Jerusalem's tenure as the Arab League's "capital of Arab culture". Israeli police detained nine protesters on Thursday while dispersing an illegal gathering organised by the Palestinian Authority, Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenf... - [Israeli police officers detain a Palestinian protester in front of the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014761) — APA-PH-2009-014761 · photo · 2009-12-17 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Israeli police officers detain a Palestinian protester in front of the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City December 17, 2009, after a march marking the last day of Jerusalem's tenure as the Arab League's "capital of Arab culture". Israeli police detained nine protesters on Thursday while dispersing an illegal gathering organised by the Palestinian Authority, Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenf... - [Israeli police officers detain a Palestinian protester in front of the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014762) — APA-PH-2009-014762 · photo · 2009-12-17 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Israeli police officers detain a Palestinian protester in front of the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City December 17, 2009, after a march marking the last day of Jerusalem's tenure as the Arab League's "capital of Arab culture". Israeli police detained nine protesters on Thursday while dispersing an illegal gathering organised by the Palestinian Authority, Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenf... - [Israeli police officers detain a Palestinian protester in front of the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014763) — APA-PH-2009-014763 · photo · 2009-12-17 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Israeli police officers detain a Palestinian protester in front of the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City December 17, 2009, after a march marking the last day of Jerusalem's tenure as the Arab League's "capital of Arab culture". Israeli police detained nine protesters on Thursday while dispersing an illegal gathering organised by the Palestinian Authority, Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenf... - [Israeli border policemen stand guards at the entrance of the French cultural center at Salahedin street in east Arab Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-014773) — APA-PH-2009-014773 · photo · 2009-12-17 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Israeli border policemen stand guards at the entrance of the French cultural center at Salahedin street in east Arab Jerusalem on December 17, 2009. Israeli police surrounded the French cultural centre, apparently to detain the organiser of a Palestinian cultural event, a French diplomat said. Around 50 people, including officials from the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority (PA), took part at a... - [Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center, walks towards the Church of Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-015153) — APA-PH-2009-015153 · photo · 2009-12-24 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Najeh Hashlamoun Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center, walks towards the Church of Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. The top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land delivered Christmas wishes Thursday for peace in the Middle East - and prayed for the day when Palestinians would no longer be con... - [Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center, walks towards the Church of Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-015154) — APA-PH-2009-015154 · photo · 2009-12-24 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Najeh Hashlamoun Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center, walks towards the Church of Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. The top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land delivered Christmas wishes Thursday for peace in the Middle East - and prayed for the day when Palestinians would no longer be con... - [Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center, walks towards the Church of Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-015155) — APA-PH-2009-015155 · photo · 2009-12-24 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Najeh Hashlamoun Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center, walks towards the Church of Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. The top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land delivered Christmas wishes Thursday for peace in the Middle East - and prayed for the day when Palestinians would no longer be con... - [Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center,prays in the Church of Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-015161) — APA-PH-2009-015161 · photo · 2009-12-24 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center,prays in the Church of Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. The top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land delivered Christmas wishes Thursday for peace in the Middle East - and prayed for the day when Palestinians would no longer be confined... - [Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center,prays in the Church of Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-015163) — APA-PH-2009-015163 · photo · 2009-12-24 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center,prays in the Church of Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. The top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land delivered Christmas wishes Thursday for peace in the Middle East - and prayed for the day when Palestinians would no longer be confined... - [Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center,prays in the Church of Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-015165) — APA-PH-2009-015165 · photo · 2009-12-24 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center,prays in the Church of Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. The top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land delivered Christmas wishes Thursday for peace in the Middle East - and prayed for the day when Palestinians would no longer be confined... - [Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center,prays in the Church of Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-015166) — APA-PH-2009-015166 · photo · 2009-12-24 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center,waves in the Church of Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. The top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land delivered Christmas wishes Thursday for peace in the Middle East - and prayed for the day when Palestinians would no longer be confined... - [Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center,prays in the Church of Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-015167) — APA-PH-2009-015167 · photo · 2009-12-24 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center,prays in the Church of Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. The top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land delivered Christmas wishes Thursday for peace in the Middle East - and prayed for the day when Palestinians would no longer be confined... - [Workers of Israel Antiquities Authority are seen at an excavation site of an ancient house in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-015277) — APA-PH-2009-015277 · photo · 2009-12-25 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Workers of Israel Antiquities Authority are seen at an excavation site of an ancient house in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth on December 25, 2009, near the Church of the Annunciation (rear). Remains of a house from the time of Jesus have been found in Nazareth. The first discovery of its kind in the place where he grew up, Israel's Antiquities Authority said. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [Workers of Israel Antiquities Authority are seen at an excavation site of an ancient house in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-015279) — APA-PH-2009-015279 · photo · 2009-12-25 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Workers of Israel Antiquities Authority are seen at an excavation site of an ancient house in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth on December 25, 2009, near the Church of the Annunciation (rear). Remains of a house from the time of Jesus have been found in Nazareth. The first discovery of its kind in the place where he grew up, Israel's Antiquities Authority said. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [Workers of Israel Antiquities Authority are seen at an excavation site of an ancient house in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-015280) — APA-PH-2009-015280 · photo · 2009-12-25 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Workers of Israel Antiquities Authority are seen at an excavation site of an ancient house in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth on December 25, 2009, near the Church of the Annunciation (rear). Remains of a house from the time of Jesus have been found in Nazareth. The first discovery of its kind in the place where he grew up, Israel's Antiquities Authority said. Photo by Mohamar Awad - [Workers of Israel Antiquities Authority are seen at an excavation site of an ancient house in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2009-015281) — APA-PH-2009-015281 · photo · 2009-12-25 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories · © APA Images / Mohamar Awad Workers of Israel Antiquities Authority are seen at an excavation site of an ancient house in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth on December 25, 2009, near the Church of the Annunciation (rear). Remains of a house from the time of Jesus have been found in Nazareth. The first discovery of its kind in the place where he grew up, Israel's Antiquities Authority said. Photo by Mohamar Awad