Fifteen years later, after defeating the Persians, Heraclius, a Byzantine emperor, is said to have brought the True Cross back to the holy city—passing from the Mount of Olives to the Temple ...

The panoramic view showcasing the historic city ... which then separates the Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives. It continues in a general south-easterly direction through the Judean desert ...

Because the Mount of Olives is 80 meters higher than the Temple Mount, it became a traditional place for lamenting the Temple’s destruction. The cemetery, where Jews have been interring their ...

But above all else, come to the Mount of Olives for the views. According to one TripAdvisor user, "You look over the Kidron Valley to Jerusalem and Temple Mount. You can imagine Jesus as he looked ...

Some background: The Mount of Olives is one of three peaks of a mountain ridge which extends 2.2 miles just east of and adjacent to Jerusalem’s Old City including the Temple Mount, and across ...

In response to the stabbing of a Jewish man on Friday night, scores of Jewish residents of the historic Mount of Olives in Jerusalem ... and enjoys a view of the Temple Mount.

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 ...

MKs and ministers called for higher security and more police action on the Mount of Olives in the capital on a Knesset Interior Committee visit to the site on Sunday, following repeated cases of ...

Fifteen years later, after defeating the Persians, Heraclius, a Byzantine emperor, is said to have brought the True Cross back to the holy city—passing from the Mount of Olives to the Temple ...