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The less than holy king who erected Judaism’s most sacred monument

King Herod was no darling of the rabbis but he was responsible for the Western Wall

By Simon Rocker

4 min read

Blessing of the Cohanim at the Western Wall in Jerusalem over Pesach (Getty Images)

An Orthodox man walks through the Old City in Jerusalem. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Rabbis take stand against abuse of Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City

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Hanna Wine, who was born in the UK and now lives in Jerusalem

‘I was woken up by several very loud bangs’

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a meeting of the war cabinet in Tel Aviv early morning April 14, 2024. (Courtesy)

IDF intercepts Iranian drones above Israel

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

"Rogue programmers" have been accused of tampering with the predictive text function on Apple's iOS 17.4.1 update which prompts a Palestinian flag when Jersualam is typed out

Why does Palestinian flag emoji appear when searching ‘Jerusalem’?

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

A Jewish man hands out dates in Jerusalem to Muslims breaking their fast (Photo: Jacob Binyamin)

Can we make peace now? The Jews offering Muslims a date

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

Jerusalem university reinstates professor who denied October 7 atrocities

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Jerusalem university reinstates professor who denied October 7 atrocities

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It would be wonderful if Muslims remembered Jerusalem’s significance to Jews

How the Islamic story of Jerusalem edited out Jews

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March 22, 2024 12:50

Muslims walk towards the Dome of the Rock shrine at Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem on June 11, 2023. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli Police urge armed guards in every synagogue on Purim

The police are preparing to deploy thousands of officers, particularly in the Old City of Jerusalem

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March 22, 2024 09:53

Ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate Purim in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood, on March 8, 2023. - The carnival-like Purim holiday is celebrated with parades and costume parties to commemorate the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian empire 2,500 years ago, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Two injured after teen launches stabbing attack at checkpoint near Jerusalem

Suspect, 15, was shot after he drew his weapon when security forces attempted to question him

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March 13, 2024 10:26

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Bedouin policeman who saved lives at Nova festival to run Jerusalem Marathon

Police officer Remo Salman El-Hozayel ferried festival-goers out of harms way on October 7

By Etgar Lefkovits

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March 7, 2024 19:52

Bedouin policeman who saved lives at Nova festival to run Jerusalem Marathon

Israeli government decides against Ramadan restrictions for Arab Israelis on Temple Mount

As in the past, only restrictions on individuals will be imposed, based on Israel Security Agency intelligence

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February 29, 2024 10:20

Temple Mount will be closed apart from to Muslim women and men over 50

My day to day life in Jerusalem after Hamas terror attack on Israel

Joshua Rozenberg reveals, through his diary extracts, how he is coping in the Israeli capital

By Joshua Rozenberg

3 min read

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November 22, 2023 16:01

TOPSHOT - A Jewish man walks past the Western Wall, the last remaining vestige of the Second Temple which is considered the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem's Old City on November 12, 2023. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)

Palestinian axemen en route to 'major massacre' shoot 6 Israelis in Jerusalem

The terrorists were shot by Israeli police near a road tunnel to the West Bank

By Charles Bybelezer

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November 16, 2023 11:47

Police and security personnel at the scene of a shooting attack at "HaMinharot" checkpoint, near Jerusalem, leaving five people injured, one of them in critical condition. November 16, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ????? ???? ????? ??????? ??? ?????? ?????

Nazis, Islamic Antisemitism and the Middle East review: When, how and why the Mufti met Hitler

German academic Mattihas Kuntzel's book offers an enlightening insight on the Nazi influence on Middle East politics

By Colin Shindler

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October 6, 2023 16:12

Der Grossmufti von Palästina vom Führer empfangen. Der Führer empfing in Gegenwart des Reichsministers des Auswärtigen von Ribbentrop den Grossmufti von Palästina, Sayid Amin al Husseini, zu einer herzlichen und für die Zukunft der arabischen Länder bedeutungsvollen Unterredung. 9.12.41 Presse Hoffmann

Jewish Israelis welcome Christians and denounce 'unholy' spitting at Jerusalem March

The show of solidarity came after Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis condemned the 'disgraceful behaviour'

By Florence Bean

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October 5, 2023 13:36

Thousands of Christian Evangelists and Israelis march at a parade in center of Jerusalem, marking the Jewish holiday of Sukkot or the Feast of the Tabernacles, October 4, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** מצעד צעדת ירושלים סוכות חג מרכז העיר משלחות דגל ישראל

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