The final ascent is the greatest test. After an epic desert journey, we face the temple's ancient guardians: sheer cliffs and ...

The Old City of Jerusalem is that fortunate one-third of a square mile in the world where holy sites of the three major monotheistic religions are intimately contained. In its four quarters are the ...

As conflict rages in Gaza, and anti-Semitic riots erupt in European cities, something is happening deep within Jerusalem that could change the course of history. Israel’s holy city is dominated by the ...

A small gold disc pulled from the soil just outside Jerusalem’s Temple Mount is reshaping how scholars picture Jewish life in the city more than a millennium ago. The rare 1,300-year-old menorah ...

My dear friend and his family came from Baltimore recently on a two-week tour of Israel in honor of his daughter’s bat mitzvah. On the last day of their trip, I drove to Jerusalem with my two younger ...

The shocking upsurge in deadly attacks in Israel cannot be disconnected from efforts of some Jewish organizations to dramatically change the Temple Mount status quo, backed by inflammatory statements ...

In recent weeks, Palestinian religious and political leaders have brought tensions over Jerusalem’s Temple Mount to a boil. During Sukkot, Jerusalem’s muezzins called on Palestinians to rally around ...

Summary: According to Muslims, the Temple Mount is held in “trusteeship” by the Islamic Waqf, which assures its use and access as a mosque. The role of the Waqf has nothing to do with sovereignty of ...

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Ami Rozmarynmade Aliyah with his family in 2017. He works as an engineer in Israel. My dear friend and his family came from Baltimore recently on a two week tour of Israel in honor of his daughter’s ...