Jerusalem capital

Where vision meets concrete: Ayala Londner and the JDA are building the future of Israel’s capital

The Jerusalem Development Authority is transforming Jerusalem for the next generation through strategic investments, grassroots programs, and bold infrastructure plans.

 City Gate Quarter, Yaffo st.
 The renewed Tower of David, now accessible to all.

Global conference strives to make Old City accessible for people with disabilities

 Passengers at Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem on March 31, 2022

Metro to serve Jerusalem population of 1.8m by 2050

 Jewish men hold Israeli flags as they dance at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day celebrations, June 5, 2024.

Jerusalem's population reaches one million residents in 2024


Jerusalem architecture & sukkot

Jerusalem has always been at the heart of Israel.


This week in Jerusalem - A round-up of city affairs

What has been going on in Israel's capital this week?

BEIT HAKEREM school building: Gone to the dogs.

Jerusalem’s secret: Hidden gardens of the Old City

Our green-fingered acquaintances in the Old City display a contentment rare in these parts.

Contemplative Christ Church

Jerusalem to get a lake and a massive new park

The plan for the new park in Kiryat Hayovel includes an artificial lake, game facilities, bicycle trails and many green spaces.

Plans for the new park in Jerusalem's Kiryat Hayovel neighborhood.

Jerusalem isn’t Israel’s capital, Palestinian official says after Bahrain summit

Kushner, Greenblatt are ‘amateurs,’ he told UN forum.

Jewish women march while police patrol in the Old City during Jerusalem Day, 2019

J’lem Development Authority backs innovation to changing city’s image

Today, tourism is skyrocketing and businesses are flocking to the city.

Tourism Director Jerusalem Development Authority Ilanit Melchior

How the Central Organization of Iranian Immigrants is helping community

“I regret to say that while many Iranian Jews did very well in Israel, we as a community gave up on our identity as Iranians."

Zion Hasid, head of the Central Organization of Iranian Immigrants in Israel, with a poster of the Tiferet Zion V’Sara synagogue he built in Jerusalem.

Australian PM to announce he is 'open' to moving embassy to Jerusalem

PM says Dave Sharma, ex-Aussie envoy and candidate in key by-election, swayed him on issue.

The new Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison attends a news conference in Canberra, Australia August 24, 2018

Palestinians say U.S. attacks international law with UN funding cuts

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki.

Paraguay President Benitez 'regrets' Israel's decision to close embassy

"I beseech Israel to reconsider," said Paraguay President Mario Abdo Benitez.

Paraguay President Mario Abdo Benitez