The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mount-scopus/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Mount Scopus | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mount-scopus/ 32 32 Tailing looters, archaeologists find 2,000-year-old stone vessel factory in Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/tailing-looters-archaeologists-find-2000-year-old-stone-vessel-factory-in-jerusalem/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:20:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3755421 Cups, bowls and other ritually pure items are thought to have been fashioned out of soft limestone at Mount Scopus site along pilgrimage road in waning days of Second Temple

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]]> On Jerusalem’s Mt. Scopus, stories of tragedy, daring and charity https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-jerusalems-mt-scopus-stories-of-tragedy-daring-and-charity/ Sat, 17 Oct 2020 06:10:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2409091 The mountain was the site of massacres, undercover military operations, and refuge, and today bears memorials to some of Israel's pioneering scientists, artists and philanthropists

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]]> Blame soft grease pencils: Violence and absurdity in Jerusalem from 1948 to 1967 https://www.timesofisrael.com/blame-soft-grease-pencils-violence-and-absurdity-in-jerusalem-from-1948-to-1967/ Thu, 21 May 2020 07:58:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2309602 A hand drawn map sent tensions skyrocketing in the severed capital for 19 years, resulting in shootings, stone throwing, a secret cable car... and a blowup over a bathroom

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]]> Doors set to open on Jerusalem’s annual Houses from Within tours https://www.timesofisrael.com/doors-set-to-open-on-jerusalems-annual-houses-from-within-tours/ Sat, 13 Oct 2018 07:11:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1938622 A weekend of inside looks at private homes, famed institutions and public sites takes place October 18-20

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]]> At Hebrew University rally, Arab students call for ‘Zionists, out’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-hebrew-university-rally-arab-students-call-for-zionists-out/ Fri, 10 Nov 2017 01:01:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1727290&preview=true&preview_id=1727290 Complaint filed after demonstrators denounce Israeli presence in Golan Heights, wave Palestinian flags, vow to keep up 'struggle' of 'shahids'

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]]> Shin Bet busts terror cell planning to shoot up IDF base in the capital https://www.timesofisrael.com/shin-bet-busts-terror-cell-planning-to-shoot-up-idf-base-in-the-capital/ Fri, 09 Dec 2016 10:12:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1516893 Eight East Jerusalem residents began plotting attack while in prison for lesser offenses, security agency says

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]]> Tel Aviv-Jerusalem train will reach Western Wall — report https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-jerusalem-train-will-reach-western-wall-report/ Tue, 01 Nov 2016 07:41:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1489851 Transportation minister said to discuss high-speed underground line to Old City, plans to expand capital's light rail system

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]]> Police investigating if latest Hebrew U fire sparked by firebomb https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-investigating-if-latest-hebrew-u-fire-sparked-by-firebomb/ Sat, 28 May 2016 17:02:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1400083 Student dorms evacuated but no injuries reported; fifth blaze at Mt. Scopus campus this month

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]]> Two soldiers lightly hurt after firebomb sparks blaze https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-soldiers-lightly-hurt-after-firebomb-sparks-blaze/ Wed, 25 May 2016 20:32:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1398727 Soldiers suffer from smoke inhalation as fire spreads to IDF base near Mount Scopus in Jerusalem

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]]> Palestinian ‘exorcist’ nabbed plundering Jerusalem tomb https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-exorcist-nabbed-plundering-jerusalem-tomb/ Wed, 08 Jul 2015 14:52:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1211627 Antiquities Authority arrests six on suspicion of carrying out illegal excavation in ancient burial cave on Mount Scopus

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]]> 10 little known things about Israel’s past https://www.timesofisrael.com/10-little-known-things-about-israels-past/ Thu, 23 Apr 2015 00:49:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1169235 Hundreds of Nazi descendants live in Israel, El Al once flew to Tehran, and first prime minister Ben-Gurion was a culinary innovator

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]]> PM orders demolition of EU-funded Palestinian ‘settlements’ in West Bank https://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-orders-demolition-of-eu-funded-palestinian-settlements-in-west-bank/ Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:18:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1134128 European Union official defends unlicensed construction in Area C, says Palestinians have a right to build there

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]]> Security forces on high alert in Jerusalem ahead of Friday prayers https://www.timesofisrael.com/security-forces-on-high-alert-in-jerusalem-ahead-of-friday-prayers/ Fri, 24 Oct 2014 03:22:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1081320&preview_id=1081320 Police spread out in East Jerusalem and the Old City to prevent riots, limit entry to Temple Mount compound

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]]> Jerusalem park plan halted for blocking Arab neighborhoods https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-park-plan-halted-for-blocking-arab-neighborhoods/ Thu, 11 Sep 2014 01:29:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1062079 Building council calls for better review on how Mount Scopus nature reserve will affect local residents

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]]> Gunman on motorbike shoots soldier in Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/gunman-opens-fire-at-pedestrian-in-jerusalem/ Mon, 04 Aug 2014 13:49:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1042279 20-year-old seriously wounded at close range, hours after tractor driver overturns bus in terror attack; police launch search for shooter

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