AFP - Israeli police battled Muslim protesters in Jerusalem's Old City on Friday after storming the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound -- one of Islam's holiest sites -- when protesters threw stones after the main weekly prayers, an AFP photographer witnessed.

AP - Clashes erupted Friday between Muslim worshippers and Israeli riot police at a sacred and disputed hilltop compound following a sermon on a recent Israeli decision to include two West Bank shrines on a list of national heritage sites.

AFP - In the mixed neighbourhood of the Israeli film "Ajami," Jews and Arabs rub shoulders on the same quiet, leafy streets, never knowing when someone is going to draw a knife.

AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he hoped to restart the peace process with the Palestinians a day after Arab foreign ministers backed indirect talks.