Jerusalem

Jerusalem strengthens tourism sector: Some 80 professionals meet in the city

Entrepreneurs, attraction operators, and tour guides participated in a seminar organized by the Tourism Ministry in cooperation with the Jerusalem Development Authority.

On the right: Rakefet Levy, Yeela Bitton De-Lange, Neta Peleg-Briskin, Michael Itzhakov, Tsachi Namir, and Meital Studenya.
Israelis turned out in their highest numbers since 1999 for the October 27 election, but the result left the country facing another uncertain round of coalition negotiations.

Record turnout, same deadlock: Who lost Israel’s election? - from the editor

The indoor swimming pool at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Community Sports Center in Beit Hanina, Jerusalem, inaugurated on November 3, 2026.

East Jerusalem’s first public pool inaugurated at $20m Beit Hanina sports center

President Isaac Herzog delivers remarks during a ceremony honoring British singer-songwriter Boy George for his public support of Israel and the Jewish people, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, November 2, 2026.

Herzog lauds work of Jewish lawyers in battling antisemitism and lies about Israel


Fire breaks out at electric bike store near Mahane Yehuda, firefighters looking for trapped people

Fire and rescue teams are working to extinguish the fire, which involved lithium batteries that caused secondary explosions and thick smoke.

United Hatzalah responds to blaze at electric bike store on Agripas street in Jerusalem, November 2, 2026.

Police disperse protesters after demonstration turns violent in Jerusalem

The clashes with police broke out on Haim Bar-Lev Boulevard in Jerusalem, where protesters blocked traffic and confronted officers who had been called to the scene.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, in Jerusalem, November 1, 2026.

'The most beautiful sight': Pilgrims reach Jerusalem's Old City after five-day journey from Jaffa

Pilgrims from Europe and Asia walked five days from Jaffa Port to Jerusalem’s Jaffa Gate along the ‘Way to Jerusalem,’ a Tourism Ministry-backed bid to revive historic walking paths.

Pilgrims from nine European and Asian countries on their trek from Jaffa Port to Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem.

English-language book clubs across Israel keep Anglo women on the same page

“Some members of our group have lived in Israel for 40 years and they could read the books in Hebrew, yet they love to come to our group. It’s very important to all of us.”

WOMEN AT a meeting of the Jerusalem Barnard Book Club.

Clearing the shadow: Celebrated American Col. David ‘Mickey’ Marcus’s true contribution to the IDF

David “Mickey” Marcus (nom de guerre – Mickey Stone) was a rare Jewish graduate of America’s prestigious West Point Military Academy, and served in the US Army during World War II.

IDF CONVOY of supplies on the Burma Road to Jerusalem during the War of Independence, June 14, 1948.

Sneak preview: Excerpt from ‘Fairy Lights in God’s Backyard: A Jerusalem Love Story'

"There is still a bloodstain, in the shape of my neighbor, on the stone floor by the stone steps leading up to my teal door and shattered garden."

FAIRY LIGHTS IN GOD’S BACKYARD:  A JERUSALEM LOVE STORY By Sarah Tuttle Singer.

New book 'Fairy Lights in God’s Backyard' is messy, beautiful, and full of light - review

'Fairy Lights in God’s Backyard: A Jerusalem Love Story' is about love, loss, friendship, motherhood, faith, trauma, survival, and the peculiar magic of ordinary life in Jerusalem.

CITY OF CONTRASTS: Sarah Tuttle-Singer walks the Old City streets next to an Arab Muslim woman.

Jerusalem highlights: October 30-November 5

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra (see Sunday).

Czech Embassy says diplomat killed in a traffic accident in Jerusalem, driver has been detained

The Czech Embassy issued a statement of mourning, describing Schneiderova as a valued friend and colleague, and an outstanding diplomat.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Petr Macinka and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar hold a joint press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 14, 2026.

High Court presses KKL to resume talks over hundreds of Jerusalem homes on former church land

Hundreds of Jerusalem homeowners face uncertainty over leases on former Greek Orthodox Church land as the High Court demands progress in stalled negotiations.

Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, attends the Washing of the Feet ceremony outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on April 29, 2021.