Posts Tagged: Jerusalem Old City
Opponents of Jerusalem Cable Car Plan Lose Supreme Court Case
Israeli and Palestinian opponents of an Israeli plan to run a cable car over Jerusalem to the walls of the Old City lost on Sunday...
Jerusalem Old City Clashes in Dispute Over Unearthed Human Remains
i24 News - Palestinians and Israel Border Police clashed on Sunday in Jerusalem's Old City during demonstrations over the disturbance of Muslim graves from nearby...
Pandemic Brings Dark Times to Jerusalem’s Old City
As night grips Jerusalem's walled Old City, its ancient alleyways become a ghost town of haunting shadows and light. Mornings used to reveal bright picture-postcard scenes...
Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre Closes Amid Coronavirus Fears
Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered in Christian tradition as the site of Jesus's crucifixion and burial, was closed on Wednesday as a precaution...
Palestinian Shot Dead in Jerusalem’s Old City After Trying to Stab Police
JNS.org - Israeli police on Saturday shot and killed a Palestinian man after he attempted to stab a soldier near Lion’s Gate in Jerusalem’s Old...
Israeli Police Officer Lightly Wounded in Old City Shooting Attack
JNS.org - An Israeli Border Police officer was lightly wounded in a shooting attack in Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday, according to police. The assailant,...
Macron Berates Israeli Security Men in Tussle at Jerusalem Church
"Go outside," French President Emmanuel Macron demanded in English in a melee with Israeli security men on Wednesday, demanding they leave a Jerusalem basilica that he visited...
Portals to History and Conflict: The Gates of Jerusalem’s Old City
Jews, Muslims and Christians pass daily through the gates of Jerusalem's Old City, on their way to and from prayers or simply to go about...
Israeli Policeman Wounded in Stabbing Attack in Old City of Jerusalem
An Israeli policeman was moderately wounded in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday evening. According to Israeli news site Mako, the incident took...
Archaeologists Find Fabled Crusader Moat Outside Jerusalem’s Old City Walls
JNS.org - Archaeologists have discovered an 11th century moat just outside Jerusalem’s Old City walls—the first hard evidence of a fabled Crusader siege against the...
Status Quo Violations on the Temple Mount Continue
JNS.org - On Sunday night, four suspects were detained at the Mercy Gate of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City. Police had spotted the...
Palestinian Authority Arrests American Citizen for Helping Arab Sell House to Jews
JNS.org - The family of a Palestinian-American citizen reached out to the US State Department for help after he was arrested by Palestinian Authority security forces...
Israeli Police: Shooting of Jerusalem Stabber Justified, Prevented Further Casualties; Family: ‘Too Quick on the Trigger’
The Israeli Police ardently defended their officers over the weekend for shooting an Israeli-Arab man who attempted to attack them in Jerusalem's Old City. Ahmad Muhammad...
Fight Breaks Out in Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City on Tisha B’Av
A near-riot broke out in Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday as tensions rose due to the large number of worshipers honoring Tisha B’Av, an annual...
