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The Old City of Jerusalem is that fortunate one-third of a square mile in the world where holy sites of the three major monotheistic religions are intimately contained. In its four quarters are the ...

(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett claimed, contrary to current policy, that Jews had “freedom of worship” on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, as more than 1,000 Jews ascended to the holy ...

Ami Rozmarynmade Aliyah with his family in 2017. He works as an engineer in Israel. My dear friend and his family came from Baltimore recently on a two week tour of Israel in honor of his daughter’s ...

In recent weeks, Palestinian religious and political leaders have brought tensions over Jerusalem’s Temple Mount to a boil. During Sukkot, Jerusalem’s muezzins called on Palestinians to rally around ...

Religious Zionism MK Zvi Sukkot visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Thursday, where he participated in a prayer service and prostrated himself on the ground in worship — activities that are ...

The Beyadenu movement demanded that the protective coverings be returned to wooden beams, some dated as far back as King ...

Generally, Israeli archeologists shy away from the media. Accustomed to spending months and years on end excavating dusty, sun-baked sites, they will go to almost any length to keep journalists and ...

(RNS) — A group that advocates for Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount reported that more than 10,000 Jewish worshippers had visited it between September and November in violation of an agreement ...

Temple Mount is one of the holiest sites in Jerusalem for both Jews and Muslims. Historians have associated it with Mount Moriah (where the binding of Isaac took place) and Mount Zion (where the ...

Archaeologists say excavated bath, filled with ash and debris, offers a window into the city’s spiritual life 2,000 years ago ...