The U.S. marks the opening of its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem with a large ceremony Monday. In physical terms, it’s just a move of the ambassador and some staff from Tel Aviv to a large consular ...

The Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem (Ḥāraṫ al-Muslimīn in Arabic) is the biggest and most populated quarter of the four main quarters of Jerusalem. It’s located in the Northeastern corner of the Old City ...

JERUSALEM — Jews, Muslims and Christians pass daily through the gates of Jerusalem’s Old City on their way to and from prayers or simply to go about their everyday business in one of the most ...

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Jerusalem is a historical ancient city revered for millennia and home to the sacred spots of the world’s three largest monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Less than an hour ...

A newly exposed stretch of fortification in Jerusalem has given archaeologists a rare, almost cinematic glimpse of how an ...

Jerusalem is one of the holiest cities on Earth, for Jews, for Muslims and for Christians. It is also one of the most difficult issues at the negotiating table as Palestinians and Israelis struggle to ...

The U.S. marks the opening of its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem with a large ceremony Monday. In physical terms, it's just a move of the ambassador and some staff from Tel Aviv to a large consular ...

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