The incident raised concern because the area contains some of the holiest sites in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, making any strike nearby especially sensitive for an international audience. Rabbi ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Israel’s parliament gave preliminary approval to a bill that would place the Orthodox chief rabbinate in full ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man prays ahead of the Jewish new year at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill that would put the country’s Orthodox chief rabbinate in charge of the entire Western Wall in Jerusalem, raising fears ...

The “Kotel Agreement,” a compromise approved by the government in January 2016, has been systematically pushed and held up by the government and the Jerusalem municipality. The High Court of Justice ...

Archaeologists in Jerusalem recently uncovered the remains of a Hanukkah-era wall linked to a Hasmonean leader and tied to an ancient power struggle. The discovery, made in the Tower of David ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Last week, archaeologists finished excavating the most complete part ever discovered of the foundations of the walls, which surrounded Jerusalem during the time of the Hasmonean ...

Archaeologists have finished uncovering the longest continuous remains of an ancient wall that encircled Jerusalem, including possible evidence of a 2,100-year-old ceasefire between warring kingdoms.