Posts Tagged: Mount of Olives
King Charles to be Anointed with Oil from Mount of Olives
JNS.org - On May 6, oil that comes from the Jewish state will be used to crown King Charles III and Queen Camilla. “The oil that...
A Prayer for My Father
This is the eulogy that Rabbi Shmuley Boteach delivered on May 27, 2020, for his father, Yoav Botach, on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem...
New York Times Marks Six-Day War Anniversary With Jerusalem Map Obliterating Jewish Presence
Whatever one makes of the long news article the New York Times ran out under the headline “50 Years After War, East Jerusalem Palestinians Confront...
Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives Makes Bloomberg List of World’s Most Beautiful Cemeteries
The famed Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem was ranked 8th out of 12 on a Bloomberg list published Friday of the most beautiful burial sites in the...
10 Must-Visit Christian Sites in Israel
JNS.org - Thousands of Christians travel to the Holy Land each year to walk in the footsteps of Jesus and discover the land of the Bible....
Knesset Members Blast Jerusalem Police for ‘Total Failure’ in Providing Mount of Olives Security
Israeli lawmakers denounced security efforts at the Mount of Olives as a "total failure" after a recent tour of the iconic Jerusalem burial ground, Israel's NRG reported...
Israeli Couple Hails ‘Miraculous’ Survival After Taking Wrong Turn Into Arab Neighborhood (VIDEO)
A young Israeli couple "miraculously" escaped from a Palestinian attack on their vehicle near the At-Tur neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel's 0404 news website reported on Wednesday. The couple, in...
Rivlin: Israel Will ‘Do All it Can’ to Prevent Mount of Olives Desecration
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin visited a section of the Mount of Olives Jewish cemetery in Jerusalem on Monday that has suffered extensive vandalism, saying Israel...
Jerusalem Chief Rabbi: Israel Planning ‘Large Security Barrier’ to Protect Mount of Olives (INTERVIEW)
Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Aryeh Stern said on Monday that Israel was planning to build a “large security barrier” around the holy city's historic Mount of...
Wife of Famed Jewish-Italian Filmmaker Brings Attention to Vandalism at Mount of Olives
Vandalism and garbage throwing is not a new phenomenon at the most ancient Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. Amid the thousands...
Dismay at Continued Destruction of Mount of Olives’ Gravestones
Yochanan Gol looks at his uncle’s tombstone in dismay. A huge, black burnt circle marks the grave - remnants of an arson attack that blacked out...
Outrage on the Mount of Olives
The controversy over whether to bury the French terror victims on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives is a reminder of the embarrassing failure to provide basic...
Arab Rioters Clash With Police on Temple Mount, in East Jerusalem
Times of Israel - Clashes broke out midday Friday between Arab youths and police around the Temple Mount complex. Blasts from stun grenades were heard...
Three Graves in Jerusalem, Three Lives Linked by History
Leading up to Jerusalem Day this year, leaders of four U.S. Orthodox organizations in March sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about...
