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Aharon Rivka

Jerusalem Online News reporter covering Arab affairs, security, and Jewish–Muslim relations in Jerusalem’s seam-line areas and in neighborhoods located on the eastern side of the city.
Evacuation of Asmahan Shweiki from her home in Silwan in East Jerusalem after clashes with enforcement teams

Clashes in Silwan – home evictions and families

Clash between inspectors and vendors during the removal of illegal stalls at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem

Clashes at Damascus Gate – Illegal Stalls Removed

Sheikh Abdullah Mulla touches the Western Wall stones in Jerusalem during his visit to Israel

Jordanian Sheikh visits Jerusalem – storm in Arab world

Senior Hamas member Jamal al-Tawil during his hospitalization following his release in the February 2025 hostage deal.

Mercedes near Jerusalem – Hamas leader re-arrested

Mahmoud Mousa Issa from Jerusalem, Hamas founder in the city, and Border Police officer Nissim Toledano, kidnapped and murdered in 1992

Hamas Symbol in Jerusalem: Abu al-Baraa the New Sinwar?

Nasser and Mahmoud Abu Srour, convicted of murdering Shin Bet agent Haim Nahmani, in Jerusalem 1993, shown next to Nahmani’s photo. Listed in the hostage deal

Jerusalem Shin Bet agent’s killers – to be freed

Ashraf Hajajra, who drove the bomber in the 2002 Beit Yisrael suicide attack in Jerusalem that killed 11 people, set to be released under the hostage deal; shown next to archive footage from the bombing scene

Accomplice to 11 Murders in Jerusalem – The Heavy Price

Explosion of terrorist Mohammed Taha’s house in Katana near Jerusalem, with his portrait

Night Blast: Another Score Settled in Jerusalem Attack

Nasser Mousa Ahmad Abd Rabbo from Sur Baher in East Jerusalem after his release from prison, and later following a barber visit, one day before the Hamas deal was signed

Before Hamas Deal – Terrorist Freed in Jerusalem

Crowds on Temple Mount in Jerusalem during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot 2025, with Israel’s security minister joining amid record visits and criticism

Outrage during record Jewish visits on Temple Mount

Gun seized at the scene in Silwan with personal items, and the man caught by police in East Jerusalem

Chase in East Jerusalem – This is the Shooter Caught