Western Wall

High Court empowers anti-Zionists at Judaism’s holiest site - opinion

While Israeli soldiers fight for their lives, the High Court grants the Reform movement's extremists a foothold at the Western Wall, undermining Israel.

 A FAMILY prays at the section of the Kotel designated for non-Orthodox worship.
A general view of Jerusalem's Old City shows the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in the foreground and the Dome of the Rock, located on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in the background June 24, 2019

It's time for the Western Wall to be a home for every Jew - opinion

A Jewish woman covered in a white prayer shawl prays in front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, during the Jewish holiday of Passover, April 2, 2018

Israel must advance permits for egalitarian Western Wall plaza, High Court orders

 A FAMILY prays at the section of the Kotel designated for non-Orthodox worship.

High Court grills state, Jerusalem over years-long holdup at egalitarian Western Wall Plaza


Jews pray on Jerusalem's Temple Mount as decades-old status quo begins to shift

Police are allowing limited Jewish prayer on Temple Mount, marking the most significant shift to the status quo since 1967 - and stirring quiet tension on one of the world’s most contested sites.

THE TEMPLE MOUNT, which Muslims call the Haram al-Sharif, is holy to both Jews and Muslims and has been a flashpoint since 1967.

Israel uncovers Second Temple-period mikveh beneath Western Wall

The ritual bath was found sealed beneath a layer of destruction dated to 70 CE, in which researchers found burned ash and numerous artifacts that offer a snapshot of life just before the city fell.

THE RITUAL purification bath (mikveh) from the Second Temple period.

Over 100 Holocaust survivors light fifth Hanukkah candle at Western Wall in ceremony of resilience

Claims Conference and Western Wall Heritage Foundation hosted the ninth annual event honoring survivors, October 7 victims, and the fight against rising antisemitism.

Some 120 Holocaust survivors lit the fifth Hanukkah candle at the Western Wall, December 18, 2025.

PM Netanyahu visits Western Wall to light second Hanukkah candle, speaks to IDF soldiers

Netanyahu said that the soldiers had fought a war of "the people of culture, the people of light against the people of darkness," that they were winning and performing miracles through their bravery.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara visit the Western Wall to light the second candle of Hanukkah, 15 December 2025.

Beyond the Headlines: Moments at Ben-Gurion Airport, the Kotel - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

Passengers at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv on September 18, 2025.

Over 1,000 people, the largest-ever US evangelical delegation set to visit Israel, FOZ says

About 1,000 pastors and influencers will attend a weeklong training and solidarity visit starting December 2.

PASAGES STUDENTS attending last week's rally in Washington to show their support for Israel

Brick by brick: Lessons from the walls of Jerusalem

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Eric Adams’ visit to Israel highlights the fading bond between New York and Israel - analysis

Adams came not only to reaffirm the deep ties between New York and the Jewish state, but also to warn – sometimes bluntly – about what he believes lies ahead for the city’s Jews.

New York City former Mayor Eric Adams looks on an event to mark the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, in Central Park, New York City, US, October 7, 2024.

On This Day: Israel, Jordan sign 1994 peace treaty, ending forty-six years of war

Following Egypt in 1979, Jordan was the second Arab country in the Middle East to sign a peace treaty with Israel.

An image of the front page of The Jerusalem Post on October 27, 2025.

First Assyrian inscription ever found in Jerusalem uncovered near western wall

Israel’s antiquities authority reports discovery of an Assyrian inscription from the first temple period - evidence of an assyrian presence in the kingdom of judah.

The stone fragment found.