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The less than holy king who erected Judaism’s most sacred monument

King Herod was no darling of the rabbis but he was responsible for the Western Wall

By Simon Rocker

4 min read
Blessing of the Cohanim at the Western Wall in Jerusalem over Pesach (Getty Images)
An Orthodox man walks through the Old City in Jerusalem. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Old City

Rabbis take stand against abuse of Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City

By JC Reporter

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Hanna Wine, who was born in the UK and now lives in Jerusalem
Eye witness

‘I was woken up by several very loud bangs’

By Gaby Wine

1 min read
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a meeting of the war cabinet in Tel Aviv early morning April 14, 2024. (Courtesy)
Iran

IDF intercepts Iranian drones above Israel

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read
"Rogue programmers" have been accused of tampering with the predictive text function on Apple's iOS 17.4.1 update which prompts a Palestinian flag when Jersualam is typed out
Tech

Why does Palestinian flag emoji appear when searching ‘Jerusalem’?

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read
A Jewish man hands out dates in Jerusalem to Muslims breaking their fast (Photo: Jacob Binyamin)
Jerusalem

Can we make peace now? The Jews offering Muslims a date

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read
Jerusalem university reinstates professor who denied October 7 atrocities
Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Jerusalem university reinstates professor who denied October 7 atrocities

By JC Reporter

1 min read

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Israeli government decides against Ramadan restrictions for Arab Israelis on Temple Mount

By JC Reporter

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February 29, 2024 10:20
Temple Mount will be closed apart from to Muslim women and men over 50

My day to day life in Jerusalem after Hamas terror attack on Israel

By Joshua Rozenberg

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November 22, 2023 16:01
TOPSHOT - A Jewish man walks past the Western Wall, the last remaining vestige of the Second Temple which is considered the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem's Old City on November 12, 2023. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)

Palestinian axemen en route to 'major massacre' shoot 6 Israelis in Jerusalem

By Charles Bybelezer

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November 16, 2023 11:47
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By Colin Shindler

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Jewish Israelis welcome Christians and denounce 'unholy' spitting at Jerusalem March

By Florence Bean

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October 5, 2023 12:36
Thousands of Christian Evangelists and Israelis march at a parade in center of Jerusalem, marking the Jewish holiday of Sukkot or the Feast of the Tabernacles, October 4, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** מצעד צעדת ירושלים סוכות חג מרכז העיר משלחות דגל ישראל
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