Yehuda Glick, who was shot by an unknown assailant, advocates more Jewish access at a hotly contested holy site revered by Muslims and Jews.
A profane (and anonymous) slur prompted an angry (and anonymous) response, in another session of what one analyst called “the nanny-nanny-boo-boo kindergarten school” of geopolitics.
Early stumbles in the handling of the Ebola crisis and the belated response to the Islamic State have fueled speculation that President Obama may shake up his staff.
Demolition began a day after hundreds of homes were evacuated, making room for a buffer zone that officials say will stop militants and weapons.
Under a bill proposed by the government, data traffic would be taxed at the rate of about 62 cents a gigabyte. Critics say it seeks to limit access to independent sources of news.