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Israeli gov't recognition of Armenian Genocide fulfills 'moral duty,' senior bishop says

“It means a lot for the State of Israel, for the Jewish people," Baghdasaryan said. "It was really the moral duty for the State of Israel to recognize the Armenian genocide.”

Bishop Koryun Baghdasaryan.
The exceptional treasure, a mortar dating back to around 1805, had oxidized; the shopkeeper found it among his household goods.

Hidden in Jerusalem's Old City, collector stumbles upon rare Jewish treasure from Morocco

A Jewish woman prays at the Little Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, February 18, 2026.

Three minors arrested for attack on worshippers at Little Western Wall 

Jews at the Western Wall, 1870s.

The beauty and frustration of Shavuot at the Western Wall


UN hypocrisy on Jerusalem: Expelling Jews from their holiest sites - opinion

The UN’s latest anti-Israel resolution calls for expelling Jews from the Old City of Jerusalem, exposing the blatant hypocrisy of its proponents.

 JEWS RECITE morning prayers at the Western Wall. The most notable part of UN General Assembly Resolution 12626 was its demand that all Jews be expelled from the Old City section of Jerusalem within one year, the writer asserts.

Terrorist stabs police officer at Old City's Damascus Gate, attacker shot at the scene

The attacker was shot at the scene by an officer from the Israel Border Police.

 Border Police block the Old City's Damascus Gate following a terror stabbing of a police officer, September 15, 2024.

Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter under threat: Urgent call for protection - opinion

Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter faces a critical threat from real estate deals and far-Right ambitions. Urgent action is needed to protect this vital part of the city’s cultural and religious heritage.

 A WOMAN walks in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City. The Armenians in Jerusalem are one of the smallest and most vulnerable communities; they are neither Palestinian nor Israeli and have no interest in being dragged into the ongoing conflict, says the writer.

Seven Israelis arrested for attack on couple in Jerusalem's Old City

The Jerusalem District Police increased their presence last night, deploying additional forces to secure worshipers as part of Tisha B'Av events and prevent any attempts to escalate tensions.

 Police arrest a Jewish man in the Old City of Jerusalem, during Tisha B'Av, August 13, 2024.

‘Jesus Risen’ statue to be put up in Jerusalem

Monumental sculpture to be erected in the Old City’s Christian Quarter.

 Sculptor Alessandro Mutto working on the statue of Jesus.

Four wounded after off-duty soldier shoots in Old City incident

Magen David Adom paramedics provided all four with medical treatment and evacuated them to Shaare Zedek Medical Center. 

 Four wounded after off-duty soldier shoots in Old City incident on June 12, 2024.

When Britain’s King George V ‘met’ the founder of its most famous beer, on walls in Jerusalem

These walls continue to talk to us and reveal Jerusalem’s history."

 Shai Halevy and Michael Chernin of the Israel Antiquities Authority during the research on the coats of arms.

'Jerusalem is ours, Temple Mount is ours,' Ben-Gvir declares amid flag day march violence

In total, 18 suspects were arrested during the flag march for violent offenses, assaults, threats, and disorderly conducts.

 Itamar Ben-Gvir seen during Jerusalem Day celebrations outside the Jerusalem Great Synagogue, June 5, 2024

Thousands of Israeli police deploy in Jerusalem ahead of flag march

The march this year takes place as the Gaza war approaches the start of its ninth month, adding to concerns of wider violence.

 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 Day flag parade to march through Muslim Quarter in shadow of war

This year, under the shadow of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, tensions are even higher.

 Participants in the Jerusalem Day Flag Parade gather outside the Old City's Damascus Gate, May 18, 2023