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British PM abandons plan to move embassy to Jerusalem

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Former Prime Minister Liz Truss’ plans to move the British embassy in Israel to Jerusalem have been abandoned by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Downing Street has confirmed. Asked whether the U.K. government was still considering...

Graffiti of medieval knight discovered in Jerusalem

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Archeologists have discovered a fifteenth century graffiti inscription thought to be by one of Switzerland’s most admired medieval military figures, on a wall in the King David Tomb complex on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. Adrian...

Israeli premier calls Australia’s flip-flop on Jerusalem recognition a ‘wretched move’

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Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday described as a “wretched move” the Australian government’s decision to walk back the country’s recognition of western Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, according to Hebrew-language media reports. Lapid reportedly...

Once-in-seven-years ‘Hakhel’ celebration held at Western Wall

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A once-in-seven-years “Hakhel” event was held at the Western Wall on Wednesday evening with music and the participation of Israeli public figures such as President Isaac Herzog, chief rabbis past and present, and other...

Sukkot is Made to Be Celebrated in Israel

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Sukkot is one of the three biblical pilgrimage festivals of the Jewish people. As we spend time in our sukkot booths here in Israel, remembering our fragility and the temporary nature of our worldly...

UK prime minister considering moving embassy to Jerusalem

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British Prime Minister Liz Truss told Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid on Wednesday that she is considering moving the British embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. A British government spokeswoman said Truss had told...

Israeli police increasing security in Jerusalem ahead of High Holidays

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Police will beef up security in Jerusalem after receiving intelligence warnings about probable terrorist strikes during the High Holidays that begin on Sunday evening, district commander Doron Turgeman announced. During Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and...
American Jewish conservative political commentator and columnist Ben Shapiro at the Temple Mount on July 24, 2022. Photo by Michael Miller.

Ben Shapiro at Temple Mount: Jews face apartheid there

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On Sunday afternoon, Ben Shapiro, the editor emeritus of The Daily Wire, ascended to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem to pray with his parents and a group of followers. Shapiro’s first visit to the Temple Mount was...
Following a winter storm, melted snow and rain fill up several Herodian-period water installations. Credit: Michal Haber/Hebrew University.

Ritual bath dating to eve of Second Temple’s destruction uncovered near Temple Mount

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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced on Wednesday that it had unearthed an ancient Jewish ritual bath (mikveh) dating back to the Late Second Temple period, or the first century C.E. The ritual bath was...
The Mamilla Mall in Jerusalem, July 19, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Poll: Half of Jerusalem Arabs prefer Israeli to Palestinian citizenship

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Nearly half of Arab residents of Jerusalem would prefer to become Israeli citizens rather than citizens of a Palestinian state, a poll published on Friday by the Washington Institute for Near East Studies revealed. “As...