PM keeps Temple Mount open to Jews after Tisha B'Av clashes
Radical Islamic officials fan flames on the holy site, with Hamas urging its followers to "defend the Old City," and ...
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Cutting-edge tech takes a closer look at crosses cut into Holy Sepulchre walls
Long considered "graffiti," the crosses might actually have been carved by masons at the request of pilgrims to "benefit" their ...
Rare coin pilgrims used to pay Temple tax found in Old City of Jerusalem
Ancient Hebrew, Greek, and Latin texts frequently mention the Tyre coin or Tyrian shekel, but only a few have ever ...
How did Jews put notes in the Western Wall during COVID?
Western Wall Heritage Foundation reports that since Passover 2020, over 71,000 notes were emailed from Jews all over the world. ...
'Al-Aqsa Mosque is not in Jerusalem'
Saudi lawyer and journalist Osama Yamani claims that Al-Aqsa is located near Mecca, in Saudi Arabia.
Excavators find 'magnificent' palace in capital
It is unclear who lived in the palace but there is speculation that it could have served royalty or prominent ...
A mystery for Tisha B'Av
If consensus is reached on the location of an ancient synagogue built beneath the Temple Mount, it could prove that ...
Finding terrorist needles in the Internet haystack
Former head of the Shin Bet security agency's cyber department Arik Barbing discusses how the organization had to re-invent itself ...
Police nab suspect in attempted stabbing in Old City of Jerusalem
Police forces chase armed suspect through alleys of Old City. No one was injured in the attempted attack.
'Pontius Pilate built Pilgrim's Road in Jerusalem'
Coins found above and below a 2,000-year old road to the Temple Mount prove it was constructed between 31 and ...