The annual march, part of Jerusalem Day, a national holiday, regularly inflames Israeli-Palestinian tensions. This year those tensions were even higher because of the war in Gaza.

The march commemorates Jerusalem Day, which marks Israel’s capture of east Jerusalem, including the Old City and its holy sites sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims, in the 1967 Mideast war.

The story of Jerusalem’s absorbed neighborhoods ultimately reflects the dynamic nature of urban life, particularly in a city that has undergone such transformations over the past two centuries.

A woman lights a candle in the Tomb of the Virgin in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, March 24. The war in Gaza deterred many visitors and pilgrims from visiting Jerusalem during Easter.

Biblical-era worship site found in Jerusalem's City of David The exceptional structure, dating to the First Temple period, was revealed during excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities ...

Jerusalem is arguably the most contentious city in the world, so any work discussing it, let alone one that explores its four millennia of history, is bound to be controversial. But the 256-page ...

LONDON (RNS) — Church leaders in Jerusalem have joined with the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and condemn the bombing of the Orthodox church there. The ...

Researchers in Jerusalem have uncovered an ancient military base that may provide clues of a battle ground for God's army against Assyrian soldiers who came to conquer the Holy Land around 2,700 ...

With the conquest of Jerusalem in 1188, Saladin assigned “the land of the Mount of Olives” to two Muslim families and transformed it into an Islamic foundation.

Film & TV In Jerusalem, everything is political — even the stone architects used to design the city Danae Elon’s film ‘Rule of Stone’ explores the history behind Jerusalem’s architecture ...

LONDON (RNS) — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby arrived in Jerusalem on Thursday (Oct. 19) to show solidarity with Christian communities and leaders there after a missile severely damaged ...

The discovery of a building that the Assyrians likely tore down in the eighth century B.C. reveals the political dynamics of that age in Jerusalem. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...