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


A tour of Abu Dis, the proposed capital of a future Palestinian state

Since December of last year, there have been rumors that the Abu Dis plan was back in the cards.

ABU DIS. Not really a town but an endless series of suburbs and ill-maintained roads, alleys and villages that have all become one.

Trump peace deal to make Jerusalem suburb Palestinian capital

Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid said that Netanyahu agreed to the plan to make Abu Dis the capital of the future Palestinian state.

The east Jerusalem neighborhood of Abu Dis and the security barrier that separates it from the rest of the city

Is the US Embassy move legal?

The only way to achieve true stability in any territorial dispute is when all parties come to agreement, regardless of the law.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu stand next to the dedication plaque of the US embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018.

Germany refuses to call Jerusalem Israel’s capital

In a response to an opposition question on Jerusalem, a foreign ministry official dodged the question: "Every state has the right to determine a city within its territory to be its capital."

The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, is illuminated with the colours of the Israeli flag to show solidarity with Israel

Looking ahead to Jerusalem’s future

No city around the world can truly copy Jerusalem.

Mayor Nir Barkat

Former PA minister: We need intense protests, but not violence

Outrage continued across Turkish and Palestinian media over the weekend in response to reports that the United States embassy will be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem within the coming months.

A general view of Jerusalem shows the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount December 6, 2017.

Palestinian students will sit out 'major day of rage'

"I don’t see any real results on the ground out of these activities."

Palestinian students celebrate following a graduation ceremony at Al-Najah University in the West Bank city of Nablus.

Palestinian protesters target U.S. delegation in Bethlehem

Protesters threw tomatoes at a sports utility vehicle, which had US consular license plates, kicked one of its doors and ripped the plastic casing off a side mirror.

Palestinian protestors react to US President's Trumps declaration of Jerusalem in Bethlehem on the second 'Day of Rage.'

Trump is acknowledging reality, Jerusalem is the capital of Israel

With the most powerful nation on the planet setting the course towards acknowledging Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, others will have an easier time doing the same.

Jerusalem

Chaos erupts as Arab-Israeli parliamentarians disrupt Pence speech

Anger boils over in wake of Trump administration's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital

Arab lawmakers disrupt Vice President Pence's speech at the Knesset