JERUSALEM — For centuries, the Damascus Gate has stood as the portal to the Old City of Jerusalem, opening onto a packed bazaar of souvenir shops, teahouses and falafel joints — and the ...

Known as 'Bab al-Amoud' in Arabic, the gate was first built during Roman rule nearly 2,000 years ago ... The battle for Jerusalem's Damascus Gate offers a rare beacon of hope. Hanadi Qawasmi.

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 ...

Israeli police are seen spraying skunk water outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, on June 17, 2021. (credit: JAMAL AWAD/FLASH90) "We need calm, so we can make a living.

Poet, critic, and biographer as well, Mrs. Spark’s new novel, THE MANDELBAUM GATE, which Knopf will publish this month, is an ambitious study of the divided city of Jerusalem as a symbol of ...

A rare and unique First Temple period stone seal that features paleo-Hebrew script and an image of a protective demon or genie has been discovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority ...