# Jerusalem · 12 June 2014

> Photos and videos from Jerusalem on 12 June 2014.

## Facts

- **What:** Jerusalem · 12 June 2014 (News story)
- **Where:** [Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/jerusalem), [Israel](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/israel)
- **When:** 2014-06-12
- **Media:** 37 photos, 0 videos, 0 rushes
- **Credit:** © apaimages / Saeed Qaq
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- **Canonical URL:** https://apa.atyaf.co/story/jerusalem-2014-06-12
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-20T21:09:24+00:00
- **Arabic version:** https://apa.atyaf.co/ar/story/jerusalem-2014-06-12

## Media in this story

- [An artist participates in a show during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017448) — APA-PH-2014-017448 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  An artist participates in a show during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [An artistic construction made of metal and light bulbs during the Jerusalem Lights Festival](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017449) — APA-PH-2014-017449 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  An artistic construction made of metal and light bulbs during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [A light projection show is seen on the Damascus Gate during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017450) — APA-PH-2014-017450 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  A light projection show is seen on the Damascus Gate during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [A light projection show is seen on the Damascus Gate during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017451) — APA-PH-2014-017451 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  A light projection show is seen on the Damascus Gate during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [A light projection show is seen on the Damascus Gate during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017452) — APA-PH-2014-017452 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  A light projection show is seen on the Damascus Gate during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [A light projection show is seen on the Damascus Gate during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017453) — APA-PH-2014-017453 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  A light projection show is seen on the Damascus Gate during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [A light projection show is seen on the Damascus Gate during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017454) — APA-PH-2014-017454 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  A light projection show is seen on the Damascus Gate during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [Artists participate in a show during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017455) — APA-PH-2014-017455 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  Artists participate in a show during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [Artists participate in a show during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017456) — APA-PH-2014-017456 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  Artists participate in a show during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [Artists participate in a show during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017457) — APA-PH-2014-017457 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  Artists participate in a show during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [An artist participates in a show during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017458) — APA-PH-2014-017458 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  An artist participates in a show during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [An artistic construction made of metal and light bulbs during the Jerusalem Lights Festival](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017459) — APA-PH-2014-017459 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  An artistic construction made of metal and light bulbs during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [An artistic construction made of metal and light bulbs during the Jerusalem Lights Festival](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017460) — APA-PH-2014-017460 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  An artistic construction made of metal and light bulbs during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [An artistic construction made of metal and light bulbs during the Jerusalem Lights Festival](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017461) — APA-PH-2014-017461 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  An artistic construction made of metal and light bulbs during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [An artistic construction made of metal and light bulbs during the Jerusalem Lights Festival](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017462) — APA-PH-2014-017462 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  An artistic construction made of metal and light bulbs during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [An artistic construction made of metal and light bulbs during the Jerusalem Lights Festival](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017463) — APA-PH-2014-017463 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  An artistic construction made of metal and light bulbs during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish participates in a show during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017464) — APA-PH-2014-017464 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish participates in a show during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [An artistic construction made of metal and light bulbs during the Jerusalem Lights Festival](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017465) — APA-PH-2014-017465 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  An artistic construction made of metal and light bulbs during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [An artist participates in a show during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017466) — APA-PH-2014-017466 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  An artist participates in a show during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [An artist participates in a show during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017467) — APA-PH-2014-017467 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  An artist participates in a show during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [An artist participates in a show during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017468) — APA-PH-2014-017468 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  An artist participates in a show during the Jerusalem Lights Festival, in the Old City of Jerusalem, early 12 June 2014. The festival, hosting Israeli and international artists and creators, opened on late evening 11 June and will run for a week. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [Palestinian girls walk past closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017560) — APA-PH-2014-017560 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  Palestinian girls walk past closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City June 12, 2014. Shops were shuttered in East Jerusalem on Thursday to show solidarity with hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who have joined a hunger strike since late April, in protest over an Israeli policy allowing indefinite detention without trial. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [People walk past closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017561) — APA-PH-2014-017561 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  People walk past closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City June 12, 2014. Shops were shuttered in East Jerusalem on Thursday to show solidarity with hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who have joined a hunger strike since late April, in protest over an Israeli policy allowing indefinite detention without trial. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [A Palestinian man reads a newspaper in front of closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017562) — APA-PH-2014-017562 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  A Palestinian man reads a newspaper in front of closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City June 12, 2014. Shops were shuttered in East Jerusalem on Thursday to show solidarity with hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who have joined a hunger strike since late April, in protest over an Israeli policy allowing indefinite detention without trial. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [People walk past closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017564) — APA-PH-2014-017564 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  People walk past closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City June 12, 2014. Shops were shuttered in East Jerusalem on Thursday to show solidarity with hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who have joined a hunger strike since late April, in protest over an Israeli policy allowing indefinite detention without trial. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [People walk past closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017565) — APA-PH-2014-017565 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  People walk past closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City June 12, 2014. Shops were shuttered in East Jerusalem on Thursday to show solidarity with hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who have joined a hunger strike since late April, in protest over an Israeli policy allowing indefinite detention without trial. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [The statement of Palestinian National and Islamic Forces is seen in front of a closed shop in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017569) — APA-PH-2014-017569 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  The statement of Palestinian National and Islamic Forces is seen in front of a closed shop in Jerusalem's Old City June 12, 2014. Shops were shuttered in East Jerusalem on Thursday to show solidarity with hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who have joined a hunger strike since late April, in protest over an Israeli policy allowing indefinite detention without trial. Photo by Saeed...
- [People walk past closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017571) — APA-PH-2014-017571 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  People walk past closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City June 12, 2014. Shops were shuttered in East Jerusalem on Thursday to show solidarity with hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who have joined a hunger strike since late April, in protest over an Israeli policy allowing indefinite detention without trial. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [People walk past closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017572) — APA-PH-2014-017572 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  People walk past closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City June 12, 2014. Shops were shuttered in East Jerusalem on Thursday to show solidarity with hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who have joined a hunger strike since late April, in protest over an Israeli policy allowing indefinite detention without trial. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [A Palestinian man sits in front of closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017574) — APA-PH-2014-017574 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  A Palestinian man sits in front of closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City June 12, 2014. Shops were shuttered in East Jerusalem on Thursday to show solidarity with hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who have joined a hunger strike since late April, in protest over an Israeli policy allowing indefinite detention without trial. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [A Palestinian woman sits in front of closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017576) — APA-PH-2014-017576 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  A Palestinian woman sits in front of closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City June 12, 2014. Shops were shuttered in East Jerusalem on Thursday to show solidarity with hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who have joined a hunger strike since late April, in protest over an Israeli policy allowing indefinite detention without trial. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [People walk past closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017577) — APA-PH-2014-017577 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  People walk past closed shops in Jerusalem's Old City June 12, 2014. Shops were shuttered in East Jerusalem on Thursday to show solidarity with hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who have joined a hunger strike since late April, in protest over an Israeli policy allowing indefinite detention without trial. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [A Palestinian woman walks at the al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site, in the Old City of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017578) — APA-PH-2014-017578 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  A Palestinian woman walks at the al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site, in the Old City of Jerusalem on June 12, 2014. Shops were shuttered in East Jerusalem on Thursday to show solidarity with hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who have joined a hunger strike since late April, in protest over an Israeli policy allowing indefinite detention without trial. Photo by Sae...
- [Palestinian relatives and friends of prisoner Mohammed Firawi, 17, hold placards during a protest in front the office of the Ministry of Education](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017579) — APA-PH-2014-017579 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  Palestinian relatives and friends of prisoner Mohammed Firawi, 17, hold placards during a protest in front the office of the Ministry of Education, in Jerusalem's Old City on June 11, 2014. Palestinians protest against the Minister of Education decision that not allow Firawi from join the high school exams in the Israeli interrogation center. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [Palestinian relatives and friends of prisoner Mohammed Firawi, 17, hold placards during a protest in front the office of the Ministry of Education](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017580) — APA-PH-2014-017580 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  Palestinian relatives and friends of prisoner Mohammed Firawi, 17, hold placards during a protest in front the office of the Ministry of Education, in Jerusalem's Old City on June 11, 2014. Palestinians protest against the Minister of Education decision that not allow Firawi from join the high school exams in the Israeli interrogation center. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [Palestinian relatives and friends of prisoner Mohammed Firawi, 17, hold placards during a protest in front the office of the Ministry of Education](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017581) — APA-PH-2014-017581 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  Palestinian relatives and friends of prisoner Mohammed Firawi, 17, hold placards during a protest in front the office of the Ministry of Education, in Jerusalem's Old City on June 11, 2014. Palestinians protest against the Minister of Education decision that not allow Firawi from join the high school exams in the Israeli interrogation center. Photo by Saeed Qaq
- [Palestinian relatives and friends of prisoner Mohammed Firawi, 17, hold placards during a protest in front the office of the Ministry of Education](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-017583) — APA-PH-2014-017583 · photo · 2014-06-12 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Saeed Qaq
  Palestinian relatives and friends of prisoner Mohammed Firawi, 17, hold placards during a protest in front the office of the Ministry of Education, in Jerusalem's Old City on June 11, 2014. Palestinians protest against the Minister of Education decision that not allow Firawi from join the high school exams in the Israeli interrogation center. Photo by Saeed Qaq