The Mount of Olives lamp is one of the few material traces of a Jewish presence around Jerusalem in the third to fifth centuries C.E.," Chernin said. "The exquisite artistic workmanship of the ...

JERUSALEM (OSV News) – For the second year in a row, few foreign pilgrims were in attendance at the traditional Palm Sunday ...

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa and members of the clergy take part in the traditional Palm Sunday ...

"He gave us hope, and we will keep that hope with us forever even in this situation in Palestine", said Na'ma Tarsha, a retiree from the Mount of Olives in east Jerusalem, a part of the city ...

Polaris My stint as an amateur archaeologist began one morning on the southern slope of Mount Scopus, a hill on the northern outskirts of Jerusalem ... Mount of Olives to the east when he joined ...

Jews call the area the "Temple Mount," claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times. Israel occupied East Jerusalem, where Al-Aqsa is located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.

Witnesses said the settlers entered through the Al-Mugharbah Gate area ... the "Temple Mount," claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times. Israel occupied East Jerusalem ...