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A group of people partakes in violence to prevent a rival group from praying in a site that is deemed holy to both. The authorities in charge of the area restrict access to this revered spot and ...

The Old City of Jerusalem is that fortunate one-third of a square mile in the world where holy sites of the three major monotheistic religions are intimately contained. In its four quarters are the ...

Researchers say the mikveh likely served both local residents and the many pilgrims who visited the Temple in the years ...

It is only the second pendant like it ever found in the world, discovered during an excavation beneath the southwestern corner of the Temple Mount.

(RNS) — A group that advocates for Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount reported that more than 10,000 Jewish worshippers had visited it between September and November in violation of an agreement ...

Israeli archaeologists say that ancient remains from the era of Solomon's Temple were discovered last month for the first time on the holiest site for Judaism, reigniting a historical and political ...

A rare ritual bath found in Jerusalem offers new insight into purity practices during the Second Temple period.

There has been a mosque on the holy site “since the creation of the world,” said Sheik Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, who is in charge of the Al-Aqsa mosque there. JERUSALEM (JTA) — The grand mufti of ...

(RNS) — The Temple Mount is the holiest place for Jews and the third holiest for Muslims. Why is it a launching pad for violence? The ’Splainer (as in “You’ve got some ’splaining to do”) is an ...

On Friday, protests and clashes between Israelis and Palestinians continued throughout Israel and the West Bank. From northern Israel to northern Jerusalem to Hebron, there were reports of protesters ...