The Old City of Jerusalem is that fortunate one-third of a square mile in the world where holy sites of the three major monotheistic religions are intimately contained. In its four quarters are the ...

The Temple Mount in Jerusalem is more than merely a point of contention. It has been a major flashpoint that has initiated major conflicts and mass killings of Muslims and Jews for decades: -Over a ...

Among the thousands of Jewish worshipers bustling throughout Jerusalem’s Old City last Wednesday morning to celebrate the holiday of Sukkot, many could be seen carrying large blue flags emblazoned ...

JERUSALEM - Israel’s new right-wing National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir managed to upset the U.S., France, the Palestinians and Sunni Arab countries on Tuesday due to his 15-minute visit to the ...

Religious Zionism MK Zvi Sukkot visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Thursday, where he participated in a prayer service and prostrated himself on the ground in worship — activities that are ...

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The shocking upsurge in deadly attacks in Israel cannot be disconnected from efforts of some Jewish organizations to dramatically change the Temple Mount status quo, backed by inflammatory statements ...

Hamas-affiliated media channels reported a series of "unprecedented violations" on the Temple Mount this past Sunday and Monday by "a group of settlers." According to the Hamas channels, these actions ...

My dear friend and his family came from Baltimore recently on a two-week tour of Israel in honor of his daughter’s bat mitzvah. On the last day of their trip, I drove to Jerusalem with my two younger ...

The Flag of Israel flying in Jerusalem with the Temple Mount in the distance On June 17, 1967, today 55 years ago, then Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe Dayan solely made one of the most important ...