Jerusalem day

Intl. Al Quds marches see thousands chant Hamas, Hezbollah support, blood libels

Al Quds Day rallies spark controversy as protesters support Hamas, Hezbollah, and the IRGC. Despite bans in several countries, rallies continue with strong police presence.

A demonstrator holds a portrait of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at Times Square during an Al-Quds Day rally in Manhattan, New York City, US, March 13, 2026.
The charred entrance to the victim’s apartment

Three teens arrested in connection to attacking, torching home of Old City resident

 (L-R) Jordanna McMillan, MK Moshe Tur-Paz, Josh Reinstein, Minister Gila Gamliel, Senator Ted Cruz, Rep. Brad Schneider, Bill Holmes, Pastor Larry Huch.

Bipartisan event celebrates Jerusalem Day, honors 'the beating heart of the Jewish people'

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, on Jerusalem Day, May 26, 2025

UAE summons Israeli ambassador over Jerusalem flag march 'violations'


Jerusalem: A love song for a city

For most of my life, Jerusalem was never real to me. It was a name I came across in books of Bible stories as a child.

 Celebratory dancing at the Western Wall on Jerusalem Day.

What stopped Hamas from attacking Israel on Jerusalem Day?

“Instead of rockets, Hamas chose to attack Israel with fiery statements,” said a Palestinian journalist, adding that Gazans were expecting war.

 Palestinian Hamas terrorists attend an anti-Israel rally in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip May 27, 2021

Grapevine June 1, 2022: A different Moshe has his say

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 FROM LEFT: Shmuel Zakai, director, Ben-Gurion Airport, Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli, US Ambassador Tom Nides and Esty Herskowicz, Israel manager, Delta Airlines, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the inauguration of Delta’s Tel Aviv-Boston route.

Letters to the Editor, June 1, 2022: The other 99.9% 

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Hadera Yeshiva rabbi alleges he was beaten by police near Western Wall

In response to his statement, Israel Police has claimed that he was arrested after violating orders and provoking police officers,

 Men dance with Israeli flags at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City on the eve of Jerusalem Day, Saturday night.

Jews are terrified to walk in Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter - opinion

For Jews to walk to the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site, they have to fear for their lives.

 A MUSLIM WOMAN confronts Jewish youth during a Jerusalem Day celebration in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City on Sunday.

Gantz: Lehava, La Familia should be defined as terrorist organizations

Both Lehava and La Familia members have been involved in incitement and acts of violence against Arabs.

Ben-Zion Gopstein (left), leader of the group Lehava, gathers with some of his young followers in Jerusalem in 2014

UAE condemned actions of right-wing Israeli activists on Temple Mount

"The UAE strongly condemned the storming of extremist settlers into the courtyard of the blessed al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the Israeli forces."

 Jews walk during a visit to the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City on Jerusalem Day, on May 29, 2022.

Grapevine: Ambassador on Emek

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 The new US Ambassador's residence on Emek Refaim

What are the ancient roots of the controversial Jerusalem Day flag march?

Palestinians have long viewed the Jerusalem Day flag march as a provocation and clashes sometimes occur between marchers and Arab residents of the Old City.

Flag parade marchers entering the Old City through Damascus Gate, June 5, 2016.