The Hilltop
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| Originally published | 2013 |
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| Authors | Assaf Gavron |
| Genres | Novel |
| Political Fiction | |
| Jewish Fiction | |
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| ID | 2952032 |
About The Hilltop
The Hilltop is a 2013 Israeli novel by Assaf Gavron. The novel was "an Israeli best-seller and prize-winner. " The Hilltop is set in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank. It was published in Israel in 2013 and in late 2014 in an English translation by Steven Cohen.
Ramadan and Passover raise tensions at Jerusalem holy site
... Prior to Wednesday s morning s unrest, Hamas called for worshippers to seal themselves in al-Aqsa mosque to stop a plan by Jewish extremists to try to sacrifice a goat for Passover at The Hilltop site, resurrecting a biblical tradition...
Jerusalem: Clashes erupt at contested holy site
... The Hilltop site in Jerusalem is the most sacred place in Judaism and the third holiest in Islam...
Turkey earthquake: Roman-era castle destroyed by quake
... Footage obtained by the BBC showed severe damage at The Hilltop Gaziantep Castle, in the centre of the city...
Jerusalem: Far-right Israeli minister visits flashpoint site
... The Hilltop site is the most sacred place in Judaism and third holiest in Islam...
Pakistan snow: Hundreds rescued from vehicles in deadly blizzard
... Police said as many as 500 families had been stranded as would-be tourists rushed to view the winter snowfall in The Hilltop town of Murree...
Pakistan: Many dead as heavy snow traps drivers in their vehicles
... The military is attempting to clear roads and rescue those still trapped near The Hilltop town of Murree...
Peak District photographer captures 'one in a million' rainbow shot
... The picture has been widely praised after Mr Shepherd Mr Shepherd, who has been taking pictures in the national park for 20 years, said the view from The Hilltop was always amazing, but said this was the first time he had seen anything like this...
Jerusalem: Clashes erupt at contested holy site
Israeli police have clashed with dozens of Palestinian worshippers at Jerusalem's contested holy site.
Police say they conducted a pre-dawn raid after what they called " agitators" with fireworks, sticks and stones shut themselves inside the al-Aqsa mosque.
Palestinians say 14 people were hurt after The Police used stun grenades and rubber bullets to clear out The Group .
At least nine rockets were later fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel, with air alert sirens sounding near Sderot.
The Israeli army said five rockets were intercepted, and another four " landed in open areas".
No group has So Far claimed responsibility - But it is believed that the militant group Hamas approved the firing.
Hamas' deputy head Saleh Al-Arouri warned that " attacking Islamic sanctities will have a great price and we will burn the ground under their [Israeli] feet".
The clashes in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem started after A Number of Palestinian worshippers had barricaded themselves in the mosque after Ramadan prayers.
Footage taken From Within the mosque apparently shows fireworks being fired by the protesters. Israeli police say stones were thrown at them, injuring one Police Officer .
Another video appears to show Israeli police beating Palestinians with sticks.
The Palestinian Red Crescent later said that Israeli forces were preventing its medics from reaching the mosque.
Palestinian militants had earlier called for Muslims to lock themselves in the mosque to prevent Jewish worshippers from sacrificing a goat for Passover, that begins on Wednesday.
The Hilltop site in Jerusalem is The Most sacred place in Judaism and the third holiest in Islam. It is known to Jews as the Temple Mount , site of two Biblical temples, and to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, The Site of Muhammad's ascent to Heaven.
The entire compound is considered to be al-Aqsa Mosque by Muslims, But the latest clashes were inside the mosque building itself.
Jews and other non-Muslims are allowed to go to The Compound But not pray, though Palestinians see visits by Jews as attempts to change the delicate Status Quo .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
