JERUSALEM — On the eve of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City bears few of its usual hallmarks of festivity. Nearly half of the grotto-shaped gift shops are sealed behind metal ...
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A newly exposed stretch of fortification in Jerusalem has given archaeologists a rare, almost cinematic glimpse of how an ...
JERUSALEM — Jews, Muslims and Christians pass daily through the gates of Jerusalem’s Old City on their way to and from prayers or simply to go about their everyday business in one of the most ...
As tourism to Jerusalem rebounded from the pandemic last year, more than 2 million visitors came to see the Old City of Jerusalem’s gleaming stone walls and the attraction known as “the City of David, ...
In this Jerusalem travel guide we show you around the old city and surrounding areas then head over to Bethlehem in Palestine ...
JERUSALEM — The Old City of Jerusalem is thousands of years old. People from all over the world travel here to see the expansive history and the foundation of religions and empires — until now. Today, ...
Excavations beneath the Western Wall Plaza uncovered a rock-hewn mikveh, or ritual bath, dating to the final days of the ...
Archaeologists in the City of David National Park in Israel have discovered a rare stone seal from the first temple period – one of the oldest finds since the start of excavations in the country, ...
If you think you know the story of Jerusalem, think again. There are the stories in the newspapers, there are the stories politicians will tell you, and then there’s the real story. The underground ...
Jerusalem is one of the holiest cities on Earth, for Jews, for Muslims and for Christians. It is also one of the most difficult issues at the negotiating table as Palestinians and Israelis struggle to ...
Jerusalem is a historical ancient city revered for millennia and home to the sacred spots of the world’s three largest monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Less than an hour ...