Rabbis have forbidden approaching what is considered the site of the Holy of Holies in Jerusalem, but one right-wing religious activist is pushing to overturn centuries of tradition as tensions ...

Wailing wall The Western Wall is what remains on the surface of a supporting wall of Jerusalem's Temple Mount, built by the Roman client king Herod the Great in the first century B.C.

Embark on an awe-inspiring journey through the heart of the Holy Land, where ancient history and profound spiritual significance converge. This documentary reveals the secrets of Israel and Palestine, ...

Jerusalem’s Western Wall is the holiest site where Jews are allowed to pray; millions of worshipers and tourists visit it each year. But to get to the site from the adjacent Jewish Quarter ...

Widely considered the holiest site in Judaism, the Western Wall is believed to be the last remaining outer wall of the Second Holy Temple in Jerusalem, and dates to Herod’s refurbishing of the ...

Then on June 7, two days after fighting broke out in Jerusalem, the Old City fell into Israel hands and with it, the Temple area and its famous Kotel Ma’aravi, the Western Wall.

The ancient black stone seal, which was unearthed in an excavation by the Temple Mount’s southern wall, is believed to date back 2,700 years, and was used by a senior official in the Kingdom of ...

Archaeologists in Israel have unveiled a newly uncovered building from the Second Temple period. The grandiose structure, located near Jerusalem's Western Wall, was built between 20 and 30 CE.

Archaeological excavations in the City of David National Park uncovered the remains of the city wall, which was built during the Iron Age – the days of the First Temple in the Kingdom of Judah ...

The rabbi of the Western Wall called on the world to condemn riots by Muslims on the Temple Mount during Rosh Hashanah. Palestinians threw rocks at police and at Jewish worshipers on Friday on the ...

The wall, on Mount Zion at the southern edge of Jerusalem's Old City, dates back to the Second Jewish Temple, which was destroyed by the Romans in AD 70.

By Sophie Lewis March 31, 2020 / 3:47 PM EDT / CBS News ...