Articles in "Holy Sites"

Israelis Arrested Trying to Reach Rabbi’s Grave on Lebanese Border

Israeli soldiers arrested several Orthodox men who illegally crossed into Lebanese territory overnight to reach the grave of a prominent ...

Israeli Soldiers Arrest 20 Men Crossing into Lebanon to Visit Talmudic Rabbi’s Grave

Israeli soldiers arrested a group of around 20 Orthodox men who illegally crossed into Lebanese territory to reach the grave of a prominent ...

‘He Moved the Clouds’: Israelis Honor Miracle-Working Rabbi From Morocco

Thousands of people thronged to the southern Israeli city of Netivot on Monday, but it was not to celebrate the resumption of train service ...

Israeli Pilgrimage Canceled Amid Fears of Hezbollah Attack

The Israel Defense Force's Home Front Command on Thursday canceled an upcoming pilgrimage on Mount Meron amid concerns of a Hezbollah ...

Christian Historian Urges Israel to Protect Biblical Heritage Sites

In response to the recent vandalization of Joshua's Altar on Mount Ebal, a Christian historian called on Israel to take stronger measures ...

Arabs Vandalize Joshua’s Altar on Mount Ebal

Arabs vandalized an archaeological site in Israel’s biblical heartland that millions of Jews and Christians revere as the location where ...

50,000 Jews Visited Temple Mount in 2023, Slight Drop From Previous Year

Jewish visits to Jerusalem's Temple Mount dropped slightly in 2023, according to figures released on Monday by an organization dedicated to ...

The Magdala Hotel: A Symbol of Coexistence Sheltering War Evacuees

Waves gently lapped on the lakeshore as two boys happily kicked a soccer ball back and forth. A flock of cranes flew overhead in the ...

Israel Rebukes Jordan Over Harassment of Religious Jews

Israel has lodged an official complaint with Jordan over the repeated harassment of religious Jewish tourists at border crossings, the ...

Over 2,000 Jews Have Visited the Temple Mount During Passover

Since the beginning of the Passover holiday, 2,265 Jews visited the Temple Mount, according to the Temple Mount Administration, an ...


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