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Over 1,000 Jews ascend Temple Mount on first day of hol hamoed Sukkot, NGO says

Visitors to the Temple Mount are limited to 90-100 people per group, Beyadenu explained in a separate post. Among them was MK Yitzhak Kreuzer (Otzma Yehudit), who visited the site with his family.

Jewish men covered in prayer shawls hold the Four Species, palm, citron, myrtle and willow as they take part in Shacharit morning prayers during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, at the entrance to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City, September 27, 2026.
A dish served at the Veranda restaurant at the David Citadel in Jerusalem.

Veranda: Excellent mehadrin food at the David Citadel hotel - restaurant review

Har Hamenuchot, Jerusalem.

Grapevine: Lost on the har

The Ophel archaeological site where a monumental complex housing several Second Temple-era mikvaot were uncovered by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, September 23, 2026.

Massive newly-unearthed complex may shed light on how Jewish pilgrims prepared to enter the Temple


Yohanan Elishuv, last surviving fighter who raised Eilat's Ink Flag in 1948, dies at 95

During the first truce in June 1948, Elishuv was transferred to the southern front under Uzi Narkiss. He was wounded after driving over a mine, but returned to combat after recovering.

Yohanan Elishuv during the War of Independance.

How a 'Jerusalem homecoming' highlighted the struggling tourism sector - opinion

Following a temporary retreat to Tiberias, Jane Kiel reflects on religion, war, and tourism as she returns to Jerusalem

 Jane Kiel.

One lightly wounded in suspected stabbing terror attack near Old City's Damascus Gate

The attack came hours after more than 50,000 people gathered at the Western Wall to recite the selichot earlier in the night.

Israeli security forces at the scene of a terror attack near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem on June 16, 2017.

Author of postcard sent to Naomi Shemer praising 'Jerusalem of Gold' identified after 59 years

“Now the time has come for it to be at the National Library," Bar-Oz said to Ynet. "It must be there, especially for the grandchildren and for those who say, ‘We'd rather die than enlist.’”

Aharon Bar-Oz deposits Naomi Shemer’s leter of response with the National Library of Israel, August 31, 2026.

Jewish, Muslim, Christian Jerusalem Old City vendors say reduced tourism is harming businesses

Vendors pointed to a shortage of flights, high airfares, and lingering fears abroad about security as the main reasons traffic into Israel has suffered.

The market in the Arab Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. August 24, 2026.

The City of David guest house: Adventures in the Old City - review

Soaring above the pine forests, you can see the entire Jerusalem skyline laid out at your feet. If I’d kept my phone on me, I certainly would have taken pictures of the breathtaking views. 

The writer looks relaxed from her prime perch.

Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter offers family ticket to six heritage sites for NIS 160

A new project invites families to explore the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City and visit six of the area's key heritage sites.

Six major heritage sites in one ticket. The Jewish Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem

Jerusalem’s Armenians are under attack, and the world is looking away - opinion

For decades, the Armenian community of East Jerusalem has endured harassment, intimidation, and discrimination by extremist haredi (ultra-Orthodox) and nationalist Jewish youths.

 THE ARMENIAN monastery compound in the Armenian Quarter.

Six arrested after allegedly spitting, throwing rocks at Armenian church in Jerusalem's Old City

According to the police, five of the suspects were minors, and one was an adult.

Monastery of St. James, Jerusalem - the Armenian Quarter.

UNESCO designates Lebanon's Beaufort Castle, West Bank's Sebastia as World Heritage Sites in Danger

According to UNESCO, the World Heritage Sites in Danger list includes sites that are part of their country’s cultural and natural heritage and are under threat by “serious and specific dangers."

IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026.