The Jewish people’s history in the land of Israel dates back over 3,000 years. Long before the rise of empires and modern ...

The Talmud says that "ten measures of beauty were given to the world, and nine were given to Jerusalem." The holy city is especially beautiful at night, when the heat and dust settle and the sectarian ...

A new study mapped ancient quarries in Jerusalem, offering rare insight into historic stonework hidden beneath the modern ...

For weeks now, Palestinian protesters and Israeli police have clashed on a daily basis in and around Jerusalem's Old City, home to major religious sites sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims and the ...

The Knesset is considering a bill that would instate the death penalty as a punishment for convicted terrorists in Israel.

Auguste Salzmann, “Jerusalem, Damascus Gate, Interior” (1854), salted paper print from paper negative (courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art) Auguste Salzmann used his camera to dissect the centuries ...

Relive the dramatic final siege of the First Crusade as Jerusalem falls in 1099—brought to life in just one minute through ...

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (AP) — Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Wednesday in what he described as a protest against the ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, entered Syrian territory Tuesday and said Israeli troops would remain in the area indefinitely, blurring the border with its northern ...