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Jerusalem Day’s violence should not erase the memory of a divided city - opinion

Jerusalem Day sparks debate over media framing, past divisions, and competing narratives about the city’s unity and history.

 Jewish men dance with Israeli flags during Jerusalem Day celebrations at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, May 26, 2025.
‘We were taught to love each other, not to hate. Christians are a peaceful community,’ says Naji Mansour, owner of Mansour Money Change in the Old City. PremiumPremium

'I refuse to hide my cross': Jerusalem's Christians describe a climate of fear

People walk in the Old City of Jerusalem on March 8, 2026.

Government exploring plans to seize Arab homes, public buildings in Jerusalem's Old City - report

Hurva remains, 1972.

Inside Jerusalem’s 1948 siege through the eyes of a child who survived the Old City’s fall


World leaders, celebrities wish Holocaust survivors ‘Happy Hanukkah’

The live broadcast will feature the candle lighting at the Western Wall where around 100 Holocaust survivors will participate.

 Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz lights a candle in memory of the victims who were murdered by Hamas militants, at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, October 17, 2023.

Grapevine December 9, 2023: Unlawful credentials

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 IDF reservists prepare for an exercise at Tze’elim.

Temple Mount groups plan 'March of the Maccabees' through Jerusalem's Old City

The march has been approved by Israel Police.

 Young Jewish men holding Israeli flags as they dance at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 29, 2022.

Jerusalem Police arrest man for stabbing his 5-year-old son and own mother

The suspect, following his arrest by police, was taken to the Old City police station for questioning.

The scene of a stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Old City, November 6, 2023

Prayers, protests and clashes in Jerusalem and West Bank as Gaza war rages

In the West Bank, Israeli troops killed four Palestinians during raids, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA said. Two of the dead were identified by militant factions as their members.

Israeli police officers clash with arabs in East Jerusalem on April 23, 2021

Police officer seriously wounded in shooting attack near Jerusalem's Old City

Police officers at the station shot and killed the terrorist.

 Police at the scene of a shooting attack in Jerusalem. October 12, 2023

Gaza riots to renew in response to increased Jewish Temple Mount visits

Over 4,200 Jewish pilgrims have visited the Temple Mount so far during the Sukkot holiday.

 Palestinians use a large explosive device during clashes with Israeli forces near the border between Israel-Gaza, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. September 27, 2023.

Israeli settler, far-right activist: 'Spitting on Christians is a Jewish custom'

The statement came as a response to a video circulating online of Orthodox Jews spitting on Christians in Jerusalem's Old City. 

 Elisha Yered, suspected of being involved in the death of 19-year-old Palestinian Qusai Jamal Maatan in the West Bank village of Burqa, arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem, August 8, 2023

Hundreds of Evangelicals led by Fiji dep. PM to take historic flight to Israel

The more than-16,000 km. flight will be run by Fiji Airways, which will be making the airline’s first-ever landing in Israel.

 King Jesus Banner, dance banner unveiled on opening night of Feast of the Tabernacles by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, 2022.

Jerusalem Old City gate gets NIS 40 million renovation

The Old City’s Dung Gate complex was upgraded up to the entrance to the Western Wall.

 The inaugural ceremony of the renovations made to Jerusalem's Old City Dung Gate complex.