Jerusalem
2 Israeli policemen killed in shooting near Jerusalem shrine
By Yonat Shimron — July 14, 2017
JERUSALEM (AP) — The rare attack from within the contested shrine, revered by both Muslims and Jews, raised new concerns about an escalation of violence.
Israeli government suspends mixed-prayer plan at the Western Wall
By Michele Chabin — June 25, 2017
JERUSALEM (RNS) The move is likely to improve Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's relations with ultra-Orthodox parties in his ruling coalition.
Trump’s evangelical supporters disappointed about Israel embassy decision
By Adelle M. Banks — June 1, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) But many are still behind him and seem to give him the benefit of the doubt given the realities of peacemaking in the Middle East.
Trump in Israel, to visit holy sites
By Reuters — May 22, 2017
TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) - In Jerusalem, he will pray at the Western Wall and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Coloring in the the troubled history of a renowned Roman arch
By Josephine McKenna — April 25, 2017
ROME (RNS) A team of scientists, art historians and other experts uses technology to reimagine the original colors of a monument that is a potent symbol in Jewish history and for the Catholic Church.
A busy holiday season in Jerusalem’s Old City
By Kit Doyle — April 13, 2017
(RNS) This year Easter as celebrated by Western Christians falls on the same day as the Eastern Orthodox observance, and that in turns falls within Passover.
Thousands of Christians expected for rapturous Holy Fire ceremony
By Yonat Shimron — April 12, 2017
JERUSALEM (RNS) The ceremony is described by Orthodox Christians as a 'miracle' that occurs each year on Holy Saturday, the day preceding Easter, as a fire rises from the slab of stone where Jesus’ body was laid.
Restoration work completed on Jesus tomb site in Jerusalem
By Reuters — March 21, 2017
JERUSALEM (Reuters) A team of scientists and restorers has worked for the past nine months at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and focused on a small structure above the burial place.
Jerusalem home tourism initiative opens a window to different religious groups, cultures
By Yonat Shimron — March 15, 2017
(RNS) A new initiative helps women, especially those from Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community, earn an income.
Spicer talks ‘pro-life president,’ embassy move in first White House briefing
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 23, 2017
(RNS) In his first press briefing at the White House, President Donald Trump's press secretary Sean Spicer spoke to two issues important to the conservative Christians who overwhelmingly had voted for the president.
At least four dead in Palestinian truck attack in Jerusalem
By Reuters — January 8, 2017
(Reuters) It was the deadliest Palestinian attack in Jerusalem in months and targeted officer cadets as they disembarked from a bus that brought them to the Armon Hanatziv promenade.
Israeli university defends student union Christmas tree over rabbinical objection
By Yonat Shimron — December 21, 2016
JERUSALEM (RNS) Jewish religious authorities hold that Christmas trees have no place in public settings in predominantly Jewish areas in Israel. But Israelis are pushing back.
Papyrus offers nonbiblical mention of Judean kingdom in Jerusalem
By Yonat Shimron — October 26, 2016
JERUSALEM (RNS) Plundered from a cave in the Judean Desert, the scroll provides evidence of the existence of an organized Judean kingdom in Jerusalem.
Site where Romans breached Jerusalem walls is pinpointed
By Jerome Socolovsky — October 21, 2016
JERUSALEM (RNS) Dozens of catapults and stones were found which archaeologists say were used by the Romans, led by Titus, against the Jewish guards defending a wall of the Second Temple.
Erasing the Temple Mount’s Jewish claims only makes the conflict worse
By guest — October 19, 2016
(RNS) UNESCO member states, some of which successfully 'erased' Jews from their territories through physical extermination during the 20th century, are once again trying to do so with vitriolic rhetoric.
