“The municipal borders of Jerusalem do not include this ... “One can divide the city into three sections from the Mount of Olives: We have the Old City right in front of us.

The Mount of Olives is located in East Jerusalem about a 20-minute walk east of the Old City. You can access the Mount of Olives at any time (although individual sites feature their own hours of ...

JERUSALEM – A Jewish group in Jerusalem ... a different Muslim cemetery just outside the walls of the Old City. "On the Mount of Olives, we have a cemetery that is undoubtedly important to ...

The Old City of Jerusalem is seen from the Mount of Olives, in East Jerusalem, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. Israel's Nature and Parks Authority says it is backing down from a plan to encompass Christian ...

Where we did go was the Kidron Valley, the valley originating slightly northeast of the Old City of Jerusalem, which then separates the Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives. It continues in a ...

A rare 1,700-year-old lamp ... to as the Mount of Olives lamp. "After the Roman Emperor Hadrian suppressed the Bar Kockba rebellion in 135 C.E., Jews were expelled from the city.

Likud MK Amsalem calls for area to be declared national heritage site A view of the Old City of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE ...

Gravestones were smashed, and trees and bushes set on fire in the Mount of Olives cemetery ... The cemetery, on a hill above the Old City of Jerusalem, has about 150,000 graves, some up to 3,000 ...

On a sunny day in Jerusalem, I decided to go looking for a princess. Not just any princess, but Princess Alice of Battenberg, also known as Royal Highness Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark ...

What this reality reveals about the landscape of Jerusalem, generally available to tourist and visitors, is that The Mount of Olives is actually a more contentious landmark than the Old City of ...