The architect David Kroyanker, who penned dozens of books on Jerusalem’s urban landscape, died Saturday in his home at the age of 86. Born and raised in Jerusalem’s Rehavia neighborhood to German ...

The conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people is one of the longest-running and most violent disputes in the world. Its origins go back more than a century. There have been a series of wars ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. THIS SEAL, dated to the First Temple period, features Hebrew writing that reads: ‘Natan-melech the king’s servant,’ which is a ...

The Talmud says that "ten measures of beauty were given to the world, and nine were given to Jerusalem." The holy city is especially beautiful at night, when the heat and dust settle and the sectarian ...

Unhae Langis needs a history lesson as her Aug. 14 Guest Commentary is filled with historical errors and deliberate distortions. In 1947 the United Nations voted to divide the British Mandate of ...

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have unearthed a 2,700-year-old Assyrian inscription in clay that could shine a light on key events detailed in the Old Testament. “For me as a historian, this is somewhat ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, entered Syrian territory Tuesday and said Israeli troops would remain in the area indefinitely, blurring the border with its northern ...

WASHINGTON (WCSC) — President Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel eight years ago and announced plans to move the U.S. embassy to the city. The decision, on Dec. 6, 2017, reversed ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists in Jerusalem say they have discovered a roughly 2,300-year-old gold ring with a red gemstone that’s remarkably similar to another piece of jewelry found less than a year ago.