Current sectionIsrael NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYoung Israelis take over the Muslim Quarter. Most local shopkeepers close their shops for the day, fearing violence. Credit: Itai CohenI thought I was just caught in the crossfire, but hadn't realized that I, wearing my press card, was also a target. When police finally arrived, it was to push reporters away rather than defend us. 'Go, get out of here!' Shouted a border policeman as he shoved me08:36 PM • May 14 2026 IDT"You need to stop filming, you're hurting Israel's image," a young Haredi man told me in English in Jerusalem's Old City, as Israeli teenagers began to stream in ahead of the annual Jerusalem Day flag march. Beside him, young boys, no older than 12-years-old, tried to cover my phone's camera with their hands and kippot. A group of far-right teens had gathered outside Damascus Gate, the main entrance to the Muslim Quarter, chanting "death to Arabs."In the NewsWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarRoman Gofman Is Just the Man to Lead the MossadTensions Flare Near Strait of Hormuz as Ship Seized, Another StuckU.S. Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks U.S. Sanctions Against Francesca AlbaneseNext Spy Chief Attempted to Meddle in Matter Affecting Witness on His NominationRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'