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Professor Yuval Gadot from Tel Aviv University with the seal. Credit: Shai Halevy, Israel Antiquities Authority.

Excavations in Jerusalem dredge up a seal impression from after First Temple

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A double stamp impression on a bulla and a seal made of used pottery shreds discovered in the City of David may indicate that despite the plight of Jerusalem after the destruction of the...
Muslims visit at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City on Feb. 28, 2020. Photo by Sliman Khader/Flash90.

‘Arabs, not Jews, founded and built Jerusalem’

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A Jordanian institute presented a new spin on regional history over the weekend, claiming that it was the Arabs—not the Jews—who founded Jerusalem in biblical times. According to Saudi daily Arab News, a position paper by the...
Banai family on the rooftop of 13 Agas St., Jerusalem, 1949. Credit: Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi Photographic Archives.

‘Building’ Jerusalem: Tower of David exhibit features cultural icons

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Museums are in crisis all over the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the loss of visitor revenue, many smaller museums are being forced to close, and larger ones are postponing reopenings because...
Trump administration adviser Kellyanne Conway talks to reporters and answers questions on May 1, 2019, outside the West Wing entrance of the White House. Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour.

Kellyanne Conway calls out ‘scare tactics’ used by critics of Israel’s sovereignty plan

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White House adviser Kellyanne Conway on Wednesday criticized the “scare tactics” employed by critics of Israel’s plan to apply its sovereignty to the Jordan Valley, and parts of Judea and Samaria. Asked during a press...
Muslims visit at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City on Feb. 28, 2020. Photo by Sliman Khader/Flash90.

What is Israel’s next move as Turks and Saudis duel over Jerusalem?

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Tensions have run increasingly high between the Jordanians and Saudis on one side, and the Turks and Qataris on the other over control of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. “Turkey’s neo-Ottominism in its foreign policy...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) and, at right, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) in Jerusalem. Credit: GPO/Kobi Gideon.

Can Pro-Israel Democrats hold off an AOC clone?

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Up until now, the Democratic Majority for Israel has had a pretty good year. The ability of former Vice President Joe Biden to defeat Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and a number of other candidates...
Jerusalem restaurant owner Luis Cruz and his wife, Leah, at Taco Luis. After being open for just two years, Cruz said the business was “amazing and profitable.” Now, he reported, “we feel like we need to start over again.” Photo by Eliana Rudee.

Small businesses in Jerusalem remain uncertain about their future

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As the coronavirus outbreak wreaks havoc on economies worldwide, small businesses and the self-employed have been some of the most adversely affected by the economic ramifications. Small-business owners from a diverse range of fields in...
An aerial view of eastern Jerusalem. Dec. 17, 2019. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90.

Jerusalem mayor hopes ‘Silicon Wadi’ project will create 10,000 jobs

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The first stage of the Jerusalem Municipality’s “Silicon Wadi” project—an initiative designed to set up industrial and business zones in the eastern half of the city, and strengthen the city’s Arab residents’ faith in...
A view of the Old City of Jerusalem, Dec. 17, 2019. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90.

Temple Mount reopens to worshippers for first time in two months

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Jews arrived in droves to ascend to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Sunday morning, the first time that the sacred site was reopened to Jewish visitation since being closed due to COVID-19 concerns...
An aerial view of the Old City of Jerusalem, Dec. 17, 2019. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90.

Israel’s plans to bring cable car, fast train to Old City Jerusalem threaten to...

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Imagine being able to exit Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport, hop on a fast train to Jerusalem and within about 45 minutes, stand at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City. That day could come...