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A man kicks a nun in the Old City of Jerusalem on April 28, 2026. (Screenshot/Israel Police)
May 7, 2026, 2:53 pm
Man who attacked nun in Jerusalem indicted for assault with religious hatred motivation
Prosecutors seek to keep 36-year-old Yona Schreiber in custody until end of legal proceedings; charges carry up to six years in jail
By Jeremy Sharon
Muslim worshipers gather on the Temple Mount for the dawn prayer in Jerusalem on April 9, 2026. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
April 9, 2026, 4:50 pm
Holy sites reopen in Jerusalem’s Old City after over a month of closure
Muslim worshipers throng Al-Aqsa gates for dawn prayers; extended ‘Ramadan hours’ remain in place for Jewish visitors to Temple Mount; police gear up for Holy Fire ceremony; Western Wall reopens
By Charlie Summers
Garo Sandrouni in his studio, August 28, 2025. (Nava Freiberg/The Times of Israel)
August 31, 2025, 8:02 am
Genocide recognized? Netanyahu’s words stir old wounds in Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter
As PM breaks precedent on Ottoman-era massacre, community members question his motives, and say his off-the-cuff comments fall short of official government recognition
By Nava Freiberg
Reproductions of the coats of arms discovered at the Mt. Zion Hotel. (Anastasia Prokofyeva/IAA)
June 10, 2024, 8:21 pm
Benefactors’ coats of arms revealed on early 20th century Jerusalem building
Images found during renovations of the Mt. Zion Hotel, previously a hospital; the donors, the subject of an upcoming exhibit, included King George V and Edward Cecil Guinness
By Gavriel Fiske
A knife found concealed on the body of a Palestinian terror suspect, 17, near the Old City of Jerusalem, April 6, 2024. (Israel Police)
April 6, 2024, 7:29 pm
Jerusalem police say they thwarted suspected stabbing attack in Old City
Large knife found strapped to body of 17-year-old Palestinian, cops say; suspect, who was illegally in Israel, posted on social media: ‘No satisfaction without heaven’
By ToI Staff
Bella Simanjuntak, left, and Hannah Benyamin walk up Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem on March 31, 2024. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)
March 31, 2024, 5:04 pm
In a still Jerusalem Old City, Easter pilgrims pray for peace amid fears of war
Undeterred by the conflict keeping most away, a few hardy Christian worshipers from Israel and abroad experience the holiday under unusual circumstances
By Canaan Lidor
Shopkeepers sit in front of their stores in Jerusalem's Old City on January 13, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP)
January 25, 2024, 7:59 pm
With tourists staying away, once bustling Jerusalem Old City now ‘like a desert’
Palestinian shopkeeper Rami Nabulsi says most business owners have chosen to keep their doors shut to save on expenses, as customers are few and far between
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Sgt. Rose Lubin, who was killed in a stabbing attack on November 6, 2023, speaking at an FIDF dinner in April 2023, in her hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. (Courtesy)
November 9, 2023, 5:15 pm
Policewoman killed in Jerusalem stabbing eulogized as ‘free-spirited people magnet’
Rose Lubin, an immigrant from Atlanta, moved to Israel in 2021, joined the Border Police as a lone soldier a year later
By Jessica Steinberg
Religious Jews standing atop tombs at the Bab al-Rahma cemetery in Jerusalem. (X screenshot)
October 4, 2023, 6:24 pm
Jordan slams vandalism of Muslim sites; US pans spitting on Christians in Jerusalem
Police chief Shabtai says ‘creative activities’ in the works to prevent rise in violence against non-Jewish worshipers in Old City
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Mohammed Elasibi. (Social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 13, 2023, 11:40 pm
Prosecutors close probe into cops’ disputed killing of Arab man in Jerusalem
State attorney says ‘no crime was committed’ by police officers who killed Mohammed Elasibi after they say he grabbed one of their guns, fired it repeatedly
By ToI Staff
Revelers gather to attend a ceremony to light the Christmas tree near the Jaffa Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem on December 11, 2022. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
December 13, 2022, 12:39 pm
Christmas tree lighting brings holiday cheer to Jerusalem’s Old City
The annual tradition in the Christian quarter sees locals and visitors of all faiths embrace the winter festivities with music, lights and food
By Jack Mukand
An ultra-Orthodox man bends down and kisses the foot of a Palestinian teen in the Old City of Jerusalem; two Palestinian teens were arrested over the incident on December 1, 2022. (Screen capture/Twitter)
December 7, 2022, 11:35 am
Palestinian teens who humiliated Haredi man for TikTok video freed to house arrest
Investigation into ‘grievous incident’ by youths, 14 and 16, in Old City of Jerusalem ongoing; police say release from custody ‘in no way speaks to their innocence’
By Jack Mukand
Jews visit the Temple Mount, August 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
September 18, 2022, 11:26 pm
50,000 visits a year: Jews increasingly flock to Temple Mount amid escalation fears
Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, group says visits nearly doubled in past year; police gear up for tense holiday season
By Judah Ari Gross
A view of Jerusalem Old City with the Dome of the Rock shrine, center, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
July 9, 2022, 8:55 am
New ‘biography’ of Jerusalem Old City focuses on holy flashpoint’s diverse residents
In ‘Nine Quarters of Jerusalem,’ Matthew Teller challenges conventional theories of how the one-square kilometer is divided, and introduces readers to little-known communities
By Renee Ghert-Zand
The knife found on a suspect who turned himself in before carrying out a stabbing attack at the Temple Mount on June 21, 2022. (Israel Police)
June 21, 2022, 5:51 pm
Police: Would-be Palestinian stabber turns himself in after having second thoughts
37-year-old from Anata allegedly hid knife in Jerusalem’s Old City to use in attack; district commander awards citations to officers for foiling recent attempted assaults
By Emanuel Fabian
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