On Sunday, March 31, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and the acting leader of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, signed an agreement to jointly defend Jerusalem “from Israeli Judaization attempts.” A ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The city of Jerusalem as well as other parts of Israel and the West Bank were covered in snow on Thursday after the worst storm in 20 years swept ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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Even if you’ve visited the Old City of Jerusalem, the IMAX film “Jerusalem” is likely to surprise you with its large format aerial views of its holy sites and bustling quarters. “I got goose bumps as ...

Secular mayor of Jerusalem won a second term Wednesday Mayor Nir Barkat declared in a victory speech at about 3%3A 30 a.m. Barkat won 51%25 of the vote while 45%25 went to Moshe Lion JERUSALEM (AP) — ...

A federal appeals court Tuesday found unconstitutional a law that gives thousands of Americans born in Jerusalem the option of listing Israel as their birthplace on U.S. passports. In a ...

(RNS) It may be as close as most people get to praying at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Al-Aqsa Mosque and at the Western Wall, without actually going there. (RNS) It may be as close as a ...

This week, the Middle East became a winter wonderland. It snowed in Egypt today for the first time in over a 100 years, and earlier this week parts of Israel got blanketed in a winter storm, the likes ...

JERUSALEM — In a turning point in a bitter struggle over ancient tradition at Judaism’s holiest site for prayer, Israeli police on Friday used metal barriers and human chains to protect a liberal ...

While the rest of Israel celebrates Purim this Sunday (the 14th of Adar), Jerusalem celebrates on Monday (the 15th of Adar). Well, the easy answer is “because Jerusalem is a walled city from the time ...