Massive underground necropolis to ease Jerusalem's grave shortage
Mile-long labyrinth, with 23,000 burial chambers lining the walls and ground, was tunneled into the hillside beneath Jerusalem's main Jewish ...
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'The days of the Ottoman Empire are over'
After years of inaction, new Foreign Ministry plan aims to stop Ankara's efforts to undermine Israeli sovereignty in east Jerusalem. ...
Israeli police arrest Palestinian minister of Jerusalem affairs
Palestinian minister detained early Wednesday for conducting political activity in east Jerusalem. PA-appointed governor of Jerusalem Adnan Ghaith also being ...
In twice-yearly ritual, notes cleared out of Western Wall
Rabbi of the Western Wall Shmuel Rabinovitch oversees process of removing notes and burying them on the Mount of Olives ...
Israel is an 'important country and a good friend of India'
Sujan R. Chinoy, a leading Indian scholar, visited Israel under the auspices of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. ...
Seal of First Temple-era royal steward found in Jerusalem
The small, 2,600-year-old clay seal was uncovered in earth from near the Western Wall, and bears the Hebrew name and ...
West Nile virus detected in Jerusalem, officials say
The Environmental Protection Ministry asks Jerusalem Municipality to take immediate action, including pest control measures, to prevent the spread of ...
IDF collecting weapons from 13 Israeli communities around Jerusalem
Residents of communities near Jerusalem say decision by IDF to take back weapons following transfer of responsibility for settlements' security ...
Massive modern catacombs set to open in Jerusalem
Sprawling complex will provide 23,000 gravesites for a country that is running out of cemetery space.
Ancient city of Jerusalem takes on entirely different vibe at night
Long after visitors have made their daytime pilgrimages to trendsetting clubs, Jerusalem's bars and impromptu art exhibits come alive. Young ...