Tag: Old City
Archaeologists find fabled Crusader moat outside Jerusalem’s Old City walls
Archaeologists have discovered an 11th-century moat just outside Jerusalem’s Old City walls—the first hard evidence of a fabled Crusader siege against the city 920 years ago. Attested to in several historical documents, many scholars...
New Gate in Old City Jerusalem officially debuts after $3 million renovation
The New Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City has reopened to the public after more than $3 million was invested in renovating it, announced the Jerusalem municipality on Tuesday.
The New Gate and the adjacent street...
Despite Palestinian ire, 2,000 Jews march around Old City Jerusalem for Tisha B’Av
Some 2,000 people took part in the Women in Green organization’s 24th annual “Walk Around the Old City,” in honor of the Tisha B’Av holiday on Sunday, despite calls on the international community by...