The Mount of Olives and the Kidron Valley below it sit at the crossroads of the world’s three monotheistic religions. Jews, Christians and Muslims “all believe that the end of days is going to ...

On June 15, a post appeared on reporter Dikla Aharon’s Facebook wall, asking people to join a minyan for a memorial service at the Mount of Olives cemetery. Some 30 people answered the call ...

Moshe Dayan gave away the holiest spot in Judaism because he believed it would bring peace. Instead, it became an opportunity ...

The Mount of Olives (Har Hazeitim in Hebrew) in Jerusalem has been used as a Jewish cemetery for more than 3,000 years. Approximately 150,000 Jewish people are buried there including some of the ...

How did the British-born Princess end up on the Mount of Olives, outside the Garden of Gethsemane, under the seven golden domes of a Russian Orthodox church? We drove the narrow roads of East ...

A rare 1,700-year-old lamp with Jewish Temple symbols has been uncovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Thursday. Excavation Director Michael Chernin explained ...

For the past three decades, Mount of Olives Church has brought nativity scenes to life. For the 30th anniversary of the Mission Viejo church’s drive-thru event, new scenes and stories have been ...

Named after the olive groves that once covered its slopes, this 2,900-foot mountain stands opposite the Old City across the Kidron Valley. For more than 3,000 years, the Mount of Olives has served ...