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In some cases, change has become so rapid that it is difficult when passing an empty storefront to remember what merchandise ...
U.S. President Donald Trump visits the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalems Old City on May 22, 2017. U.S. President Donald Trump visits the Western Wall, the holiest ...
Palestinians in east Jerusalem tend to live in poor, neglected neighborhoods and struggle to get permits and paperwork from city hall. They accuse Israel of trying to push them out of Jerusalem.
The religious importance of this city at the center of a Supreme Court ruling Monday dates to the days of the Old Testament and 1050 B.C. when Israel's King David conquered Jerusalem.
In the walled Old City district of Jerusalem these days - the sounds of Hanukkah celebrations. This after the atrocities of the October 7 Hamas attack and despite the ongoing war in Gaza.
In the Old City, the beating heart of a place sacred to millions, the pandemic has challenged devout Muslims, Christians and Jews to rethink how to pray safely. New customs now accompany old rituals.
Jerusalem's turbulent history. 2500 BC…Canaanites rule the city. 1000 BC…David, king of Israel, captures it. 586 BC…Babylonia captures and destroys city and exiles its inhabitants. 537 BC ...
Jerusalem’s Old City, sacred to three major faiths, is now wheelchair accessible. Find out how this ancient city is opening up to people with mobility issues.
A view of Jerusalem, a usually bustling city that's become quiet amid the fighting between Israel and Hamas, in a photo taken on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023.
In Jerusalem’s largest cemetery the deceased have a need that the living cannot fulfill: more space. The Givat Shaul cemetery, which sprawls across a hilltop on the northwestern edge of the city ...