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Michael Rood breaks matzah at the huge seder event 'The Road to Redemption' on Easter weekend near Charlotte, North Carolina. (Courtesy)
April 7, 2017, 11:15 pm
Why are these seders different from all other seders? Because Jesus serves as paschal lamb
Christians throughout the US are adopting the age-old Passover tradition, learning, sharing and coming closer to their Jewish neighbors
By Rich Tenorio
A view of the Greek Compound in Abu Tor from the Old City's Jaffa Gate (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
March 14, 2016, 10:35 am
Luxury complex threatens ancient site on Jerusalem’s Hill of Evil Counsel
Plan to build hotel, high-end apartments on one of last remaining unspoiled ridges surrounding Old City is opposed by residents, archaeologists
By TOI staff
Anti-Christian graffiti found on the walls of Jerusalem's Dormition Abbey reads 'Death to the heathen Christians, the enemies of Israel,' January 17, 2016. (The Dormition Abbey)
January 31, 2016, 9:01 pm
3 Jewish teens indicted for vandalizing Jerusalem church
‘Christians to hell’ and ‘Death to the heathen Christians’ were found scrawled on the walls of Jerusalem’s Dormition Abbey earlier this month
By Tamar Pileggi
Anti-Christian graffiti found on the walls of Jerusalem's Dormition Abbey reads 'Death to the heathen Christians, the enemies of Israel,' January 17, 2016. (The Dormition Abbey)
January 20, 2016, 11:33 am
Israeli teens arrested for defacing church with anti-Christian graffiti
'Christians to hell' and 'Death to the heathen Christians' were scrawled on the walls of Jerusalem's Dormition Abbey
By Raoul Wootliff
Anti-Christian graffiti found on the walls of Jerusalem's Dormition Abbey reads 'Death to the heathen Christians, the enemies of Israel,' January 17, 2016. (The Dormition Abbey)
January 17, 2016, 10:30 am
Jerusalem church defaced with anti-Christian graffiti
'Christians to Hell' and 'Death to the heathen Christians' among slogans scrawled on the walls of Dormition Abbey
By Tamar Pileggi
An Ethiopian Christian man poses for a picture alongside Orthodox Jewish worshipers at King David's Tomb, near Zion Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, on May 31, 2015 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 1, 2015, 11:41 pm
Yeshiva students try to block Christian Mass in Jerusalem
Police disperse dozens of radicals barricaded inside King David's Tomb and denying entry to Greek Orthodox worshipers
By Tamar Pileggi
The rooftops of the Old City's Muslim Quarter (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
September 13, 2014, 5:14 pm
Oases of calm amid the chaos of Jerusalem’s Old City
Extricating you from the crowds, ToI's travel expert offers a guide to glorious views, resonant history, and peerless coffee and apfelstrudel
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
A picture taken on May 26, 2014, shows burnt wooden crosses and a fire extinguisher after arsonists set fire to a Catholic church at a contested site in Jerusalem during a visit by Pope Francis. (Photo credit: AFP / Thomas Coe)
May 27, 2014, 12:48 am
Hours after pope mass, arson suspected at Mount Zion
Witnesses say they saw man light guestbook on fire at Dormition Abbey, near Cenacle where pope held service; minor damage sustained
By TOI staff
Far-right activists Itamar Ben-Gvir, left, Baruch Marzel, center, and Michael Ben Ari protesting the visit of Pope Francis, on Thursday, May 22, 2014 (photo credit: Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
May 25, 2014, 6:14 am
Activists protest pope’s visit to contested Jerusalem site
Demonstrators hole up in compound venerated by Jews as King David's tomb and by Christians as site of the Last Supper
By TOI staff
Pope Francis arrives to celebrate a mass at the Amman stadium on May 24, 2014 in the Jordanian capital (photo credit: AFP/ POOL/Andrew Medichini)
May 25, 2014, 2:46 am
5 things to watch for during the pope’s Mideast trip
From the exchanges of symbolic gifts to a longtime dispute over the Last Supper Room, the pontiff's visit brims with significance
By Nicole Winfield and Josef Federman
Pope Francis I waving to the crowds on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, on March 13, 2013. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty/via JTA)
May 23, 2014, 12:52 pm
Israel restricts more extremist Jews ahead of pope visit
Police to issue 10 additional restraining orders to right-wing activists, bringing total to 15
By AFP and TOI staff
Far-right activists Itamar Ben-Gvir, left, Baruch Marzel, center, and Michael Ben Ari protesting the visit of Pope Francis, on Thursday, May 22, 2014 (photo credit: Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
May 23, 2014, 4:35 am
On Mount Zion, protesting the pope and preaching the status quo
Concert held to send message of Jewish unity and control of fraught religious site, but some ramp up anti-Francis rhetoric
By Lazar Berman
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against Pope Francis' upcoming visit to the Holy Land, on May 12, 2014 in the Old City of Jerusalem, near King David's tomb. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO/ AHMAD GHARABLI)
May 12, 2014, 11:07 pm
Orthodox Jews protest at disputed ‘Last Supper’ site
Israelis rally for sovereignty of building, sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims, believed to house King David's tomb
By AFP
Mount Zion (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
October 27, 2012, 12:42 pm
On Mount Zion, a crossroads of faith and fable
From the supposed tomb of King David to the site of the Last Supper, one of the world's holiest hilltops remains a multi-tiered enigma
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
A Catholic nun attends the Washing of the Feet ceremony during the Easter Holy Week, inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. (photo credit: AP)
April 6, 2012, 5:45 pm
Christians mark Good Friday in Jerusalem, West Bank
Crucifixion of Jesus marked with procession in Beit Jala, prayers on route of planned security barrier
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