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An artistic depiction of the First Temple in Jerusalem. Image: Tombah/Wikimedia

The Babylonian bubble

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A terrible scene flashed across our screens the other day. It was late afternoon on Friday as Shabbat was coming in and suddenly the sirens sounded. Jerusalem was under attack. Alarms blaring, all the...
Rooftile fragments discovered at the Giv‘ati Parking Lot Excavation in Jerusalem. Photo by Emil Aladjem/IAA.

Ancient Jerusalem roof tiles provide a link to Hanukkah story

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Roof tiles dating back over 2,000 years uncovered just outside the Old City of Jerusalem provide a tangible connection to the story of Hanukkah, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday. The 16 ceramic tile...
Palestinians fly Hamas flags after Ramadan prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, April 22, 2022. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.

Hamas in Jerusalem

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Israel has set the elimination of Hamas as a military threat and a political entity in the Gaza Strip as its primary objective in the current war. But vanquishing Hamas in Gaza is not...
Muslims raise Hamas flags on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, May 7, 2021. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.

Israel moves to strip Hamas affiliates’ residency status

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Israeli Interior Minister Moshe Arbel is working to revoke the Israeli residency status of individuals affiliated with the Hamas terrorist organization. Specifically, Arbel began the process to revoke the status of Jerusalem residents Maged Juaba...
Israelis march in Tel Aviv towards the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, as part of a protest for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza on Nov. 14, 2023. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Families of Hamas captives continue march to Jerusalem

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Families of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza on Wednesday began the second day of their march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to bring attention to the plight of their loved ones and call...
A PLO flag hangs in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood. Credit: Israel Police.

Jerusalem police remove vandalism supporting Hamas massacre

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Police and Border Police officers on Wednesday morning located and removed graffiti in Israel's capital supporting the Hamas massacre of Oct. 7. Officers were confronted when operating in the ultra-Orthodox Mea Shearim neighborhood, with rioters...
Thousands of Christians march through central Jerusalem to mark the Feast of Tabernacles on Oct. 4, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Thousands of evangelicals join Jerusalem March

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Thousands of evangelical Christian friends of Israel from around the globe joined a march through Jerusalem on Wednesday in a show of support for the Jewish state, according to the International Christian Embassy in...
United Torah Judaism MK Moshe Gafni seen during a committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, Sept. 26, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Haredi coalition partner: Close Temple Mount to Jews

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After more than 3,000 Jewish pilgrims visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during the first days of the week-long Sukkot holiday, one of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's key ultra-Orthodox coalition partners on Wednesday...
Jewish men watch an entrance to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City as police officers stand guard, April 19, 2022. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Five arrested in Jerusalem for allegedly spitting on Christians

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Israeli police on Wednesday arrested five haredi Jews on assault charges after they allegedly spat at Christians in Jerusalem's Old City. The ultra-Orthodox suspects, including one minor, were reportedly walking through the holy city's Muslim Quarter when...
The Second Temple-era aqueduct in Givat HaMatos. Photo by Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority.

Jerusalem archaeologists uncover large Second Temple-era aqueduct

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Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 300-meter (985-foot) portion of a Second Temple-era aqueduct, the longest such continuous stretch ever found in Israel’s capital, the Israeli Antiquities Authority announced on Monday. The ancient waterway was...