The “problem’ of where ancient Jerusalem was built gets thornier
RNS As tourism to Jerusalem rebounded from the pandemic last year, more than two million visitors came to see the Old City of Jerusalem’s gleaming stone walls and the attraction known as “the City of David”, and the large stone structure, standing opposite the Temple Mount, said to be the remnants of King David’s palace. […]
After days of violence, Jerusalem prayers end peacefully
Jerusalem Reuters Ramadan prayers and Jewish Passover visits at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound passed without incident on Sunday, after days of tension at the flashpoint Jerusalem site which led to cross-border exchanges of fire. A member of the Israeli security forces stands guard at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble […]
Israel’s Ben-Gvir visits Al Aqsa mosque compound, Palestinians incensed
Jerusalem, IsraelReuters Israel’s new far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Tuesday, a site also revered by Jews, angering the Palestinians and drawing a slew of condemnations. “The Temple Mount is open to all,” Ben-Gvir said on Twitter, using the Jewish name for the site. Video footage […]
Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site, 152 injured
Jerusalem, IsraelReuters At least 152 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli riot police inside Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday, the latest outbreak in a recent upsurge of violence that has raised fears of a slide back to wider conflict. Most of the Palestinian injuries were incurred from rubber bullets, stun grenades and beatings […]
Dig near Jerusalem’s Western Wall yields “puzzling” chambers
Jerusalem, IsraelAP Israeli archaeologists on Tuesday exhibited a recently uncovered, unusual series of 2,000-year-old chambers carved out of the bedrock beneath the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem. The Israel Antiquities Authority’s excavations are uncovering new sections of a sprawling network of ancient subterranean passageways running alongside a contested Jerusalem holy site known to Jews as […]