Jerusalem day

Trump’s Evangelical alliance alarms defenders of religious freedom - opinion

In America, the assault on basic democratic principles continues, with Christian nationalism increasingly in the forefront.

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at Basler Flight Service in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
This aerial view shows residents waving Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel's announcement recognising Somaliland's statehood in downtown Hargeisa, on December 26, 2025.

Grapevine, May 21, 2026: New face on the diplomatic circuit

Hurva remains, 1972.

Inside Jerusalem’s 1948 siege through the eyes of a child who survived the Old City’s fall

Jews celebrate Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on the eve of Jerusalem Day, May 14, 2026.

‘Why not go right to the heart of it?’: North American immigrants keep choosing Jerusalem


On Jerusalem Day two years ago, a funeral was held in the capital amid street riots

A bus was hired for family members to go to the graveside for burial and further psalms. The reserved private tour bus was equipped with reinforced windows to protect from rock-throwing.

 US ARMY cartographer Irving Abramowitz in Nome, Alaska, 1945.

Jerusalem Day: The statistics of Israel's capital

The capital’s total population reached a grand total of 966,200, doubling that of Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, metropolitan Jerusalem continued to grow, with more than 1.4 million residents.

 NEW ‘OLIM’ still choose Jerusalem.

Jerusalem Day: Mayor Moshe Lion talks issues plaguing Israel's capital

Asking Mayor Moshe Lion the tough questions – on the eve of the 56th Jerusalem Day and five months before elections.

 MAYOR MOSHE LION on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road.

Celebrating the end of occupation on Jerusalem Day - opinion

There are some who claim that the Six Day War marked the beginning of the “occupation,” but their opinion is unsubstantiated.

A group of paratroopers stands on the Temple Mount after Israel captured the area in the 1967 war.

Jerusalem Day: The miracle we live in - opinion

Virtually all (Zionist) rabbis agree that the blessing must be said on the Hallel of Jerusalem Day, for that event came purely “min hashamayim,” from heaven itself, a precious gift from God.

DAVID RUBINGER’S iconic photo of the IDF paratroopers at the Kotel during the Six Day War in 1967.

Between heaven and earth, challenge and opportunity in Jerusalem - opinion

Jerusalem’s main challenge remains its high poverty rate, particularly among the haredi and Arab populations.

 The Old City of Jerusalem

Jerusalem's history: The first time living in Israel's capital

As we celebrate Jerusalem Day for the 55th time, I continue to bear witness to the Teddy Kollek era, which shaped the city into the likes of what it is today, a metropolis of a million people.

 KING GEORGE Avenue, 1960.

Grapevine: Cantors in the capital

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Gerald M. Steinberg

Jerusalem highlights May 19-25

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

 KINDERLAND TOURS of Jerusalem’s ancient walls.

Palestinians, Jews clash in Jerusalem's Old City day after flag march

Two Israelis were lightly wounded by rocks thrown by Palestinians during the clashes at the Lions' Gate of Jerusalem's Old City.

 Israelis and Palestinians stand opposite to each other near Damascus gate to Jerusalem's Old city as Israel mark Jerusalem Day, in Jerusalem May 18, 2023.