Articles in "Jerusalem"

Israel Police Loosen Temple Mount Prayer Restrictions for Jewish Visitors

Israeli police have allowed Jewish visitors to bring prayer pages onto the Temple Mount in Jerusalem for the first time in years, a ...

Israeli Authorities Raze UNRWA’s Jerusalem Headquarters

Editor's note: This report has been updated to reflect exclusive comments by Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Arieh King. The Israel Land ...

Uri Lupolianski, Former Jerusalem Mayor and Champion of Volunteerism, Dies

Former Jerusalem mayor and longtime Knesset member Uri Lupolianski, a prominent Israeli public figure whose career combined decades of ...

Police Entered UNRWA’s Compound Over Unpaid Taxes and Security Concerns, Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Says

Israeli police raided the Jerusalem headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency on Monday, raising an Israeli flag over the ...

Historic Mount of Olives to Welcome Pilgrims With New Security Measures

On the winding slopes of Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives, amid the ancient tombstones of the world’s oldest Jewish cemetery, construction ...

68,000 Jews Visited Temple Mount in Last Year, Highest on Record

A record number of Jews visited the Temple Mount during the past Jewish year, an organization working to strengthen Jewish ties to the ...

Pro-Palestinian Graffiti Desecrates Western Wall, Sparking Outrage

Pro-Palestinian graffiti was discovered Monday at two of Jerusalem’s most prominent religious sites — the Western Wall complex and the ...

Record Number of Jews Visit Temple Mount, Gov’t Minister Defies Status Quo on Prayer

A record 3,527 Jews visited the Temple Mount on Sunday --  the highest number ever recorded in a single day. Meanwhile, Prime Minister ...

Temple Mount Visit Reignites Controversy Over Holy Site’s Status Quo

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the Temple Mount on Monday in honor of Jerusalem Day, reopening controversy over Jewish ...

Identity Fraud, Illegal Work Uncovered in Wave of Arrests in Eastern Jerusalem

In a series of arrests highlighting a pattern of identity fraud, illegal employment and violence, Israeli authorities arrested four ...