Jerusalem

America’s Allies in the Arab World Don’t Know What to Make of Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration

But to begin with, protests across the region were muffled

By Jared Malsin / Cairo December 8, 2017

Trump: Hanukkah Party Was 'All About Jerusalem'

"Well, I know for a fact that there are a lot of happy people in this room"

By Nash Jenkins December 8, 2017

Stephen Colbert Lost It Over That Word Flub in Trump's Speech Declaring Jerusalem the Capital of Israel

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By Cady Lang December 7, 2017

Hamas Calls for Intifada Against Israel

“Jerusalem is being kidnapped and ripped from us”

By Dana Khraiche and Gwen Ackerman/Bloomberg December 7, 2017

Trump Throws a Wrench in Israeli-Palestine Relations

"It’s like tossing a grenade at the problem."

By Ilene Prusher December 7, 2017

Jesus' Tomb to Reopen in Jerusalem After a $4 Million Restoration

Experts worked through the night so pilgrims could still visit the tomb

By Zamira Rahim March 22, 2017

President Trump Hasn't Decided on Israeli Embassy Move, Despite Campaign Pledge

He'd said it would be done 'fairly quickly'

By Zeke J Miller January 23, 2017

The Desperation Driving Young Palestinians to Violence

Last December, 22-year-old Baha Allyan posted a list on Facebook of things to be done after his death. Number one on that list: “I ask that the political parties do not claim responsibility for my...

October 15, 2015

6 Reasons Why Jerusalem's Old City Has Once Again Enflamed the Region

One of the oldest cities in the world is yet again the focal point of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with more bloodshed in Jerusalem on Tuesday when three Israelis and two Palestinian attackers were killed in...

By Naina Bajekal September 16, 2015

These Are the 10 Best Cities to Visit Around the World

Add these places to your travel bucket list

By Melanie Lieberman / Travel + Leisure July 10, 2015

Americans Born in Jerusalem Cannot Have 'Israel' Passports

The court sided with the Obama administration over Congress

By Eliana Dockterman June 8, 2015

The Battle for Jerusalem

Jews and Muslims are intensifying their struggle over the city’s most passionately contested holy site. Will it lead to war?

By Ilene Prusher / Jerusalem March 26, 2015

Jerusalem's Mayor and Bodyguard Foil Attack

The mayor apprehended a Palestinian teenager who allegedly stabbed an Israeli near City Hall

By Sabrina Toppa February 23, 2015

Israel Demolishes East Jerusalem Home of Palestinian Behind Car Attack

Abdelrahman Al-Shaludi killed two in the October attack

By Naina Bajekal November 19, 2014

5 Die in Jerusalem Attack

The dead include three American citizens, one British citizen and one Israeli police officer

By Ilene Prusher/Jerusalem November 18, 2014

4 Killed in Jerusalem Attack

At least three victims were American-Israeli citizens

By Justin Worland November 18, 2014

Tensions Mount in Jerusalem After Latest Attack

Two are dead in Israel after a driver plowed his van into a queue of commuters waiting for a tram Wednesday, marking the latest deadly incident amid escalating religious tensions around one of the country's...

By Daniella Cheslow / Jerusalem November 5, 2014

Infant's Killing in Jerusalem Reignites Talk of a New Intifada

Incidents of violence in the city and the West Bank increase tension between Israelis and Palestinians

By Ilene Prusher / Jerusalem October 26, 2014

Pope Francis Kicks Off Holy Land Visit in Jordan

The Pontiff's historic, three-day journey to the Middle East begins with a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman. In a papal first, he is traveling with both a rabbi and an imam

By Noah Rayman May 24, 2014

Former Israeli Prime Minister Convicted of Bribery

The conviction of Ehud Olmert closes a massive corruption case that is likely to end his hopes of returning to public office and may put him in jail. He resigned in 2009 and was charged with taking bribes from the developers of a Jerusalem housing project

By Michelle Arrouas March 31, 2014

White House Blames Hamas After Israeli Troops Shot and Killed Palestinians

Death Toll in Gaza Rises to 58

What to Know About the Jerusalem Embassy Opening and the Palestinian Protests

Women Reporters Say They Were Blocked at Western Wall