City of David

Rare Assyrian inscription unearthed near Temple Mount reveals communication with the King of Judah

The finding provides “direct evidence of official correspondence between the Assyrian Empire and the Kingdom of Judah," according to an excavation expert.

|ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Dr. Ayala Zilberstein, excavation director on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, holding the rare sealing.
THIS SEAL, dated to the First Temple period, features Hebrew writing that reads: ‘Natan-melech the king’s servant,’ which is a quote that appears in the second ‘Book of Kings,’ 23:11.

Unearthing Israel’s past: Archaeological discoveries change our understanding of history

As all these discoveries show, the land’s buried secrets have the power to transform our understanding of history, faith, and the human experience.

|ByJOANIE MARGULIES
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee speaks at The Jerusalem Post at the Diplomatic Conference held at the Friends of Zion Museum media center in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025.

Huckabee hints: US would respect Israeli sovereignty move in West Bank

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee affirms Washington’s respect for Israeli sovereignty, rejects Palestinian state recognition, and champions Jerusalem as Israel’s undivided capital.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The rare coin with the portrait of Queen Berenice II.

Rare gold coin depicting Egyptian queen unearthed in Jerusalem

Discovered in the Givati parking lot of Jerusalem, the coin was minted for Queen Berenice II, wife of the Hellenistic ruler Ptolemy III of Egypt.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Around the barrier

A tour of the city’s Jewish and Arab neighborhoods reveals the complex issues facing the capital.

MAY 15, 2014ByNAAMA BARAK
Gilo 370

The Spring Citadel

A City of David archaeological exhibition features a 3,800-year-old Canaanite fortress and a visit to the times of the Patriarch Abraham

APRIL 10, 2014ByJOSH HASTEN
This was the most difficult excavation in the country’s history, according to Doron Spielman, vice president of the Ir David Foundation.

Interior Ministry raises NIS 30m.for storm-damaged areas in North

Deputy Interior Minister Faina Kirschenbaum toured stormed-damaged areas in the North on Sunday

FEBRUARY 27, 2014ByTAMARA ZIEVE
Haifa plans520

Experts say planning smart cities require comprehensive, all-inclusive outlook

The Energy, Water and National Infrastructures Ministry wants to promote holistic approach to urban planning.

FEBRUARY 18, 2014BySHARON UDASIN
Notice of the local planning and design committee of Tel Aviv about a building plan.

Unlocking the secrets of ‘Binyan Clal’

A look inside one of the capital’s more infamous structures and the surprising things it has to offer.

JANUARY 30, 2014ByNAAMA BARAK
Jerusalem