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William, a nine-year-old Armenian Christian boy from Jerusalem, who was pepper-sprayed by a Jewish extremist on Yom Kippur, speaks to Channel 13, in an interview aired September 26, 2026. (Screenshot)
September 28, 2026, 1:42 pm
Suspect arrested in Yom Kippur pepper-spraying of Christian child in Jerusalem
Police say 22-year-old from Haredi-majority settlement of Ganei Modi’in arrested in northern Israel after assault, in which extremists attacked child upon hearing him speak English
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
An Armenian flag and a remembrance day poster hang in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, as the community marks the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, on April 24, 2015 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
September 26, 2026, 6:47 am
Report: Armenian Christian boy maced in Jerusalem while riding bike with headphones during Yom Kippur
Israeli TV says cops have reopened case after initially closing it despite assault being caught on video; boy’s mother says he is now scared of outwardly Jewish-looking people
By ToI Staff
A Greek Orthodox Christian priest walks along an alley in the old city of Jerusalem on August 4, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP)
August 30, 2026, 7:54 pm
7 detained for spitting at church, vandalizing Muslim graves in Jerusalem Old City
Suspects released under restrictive conditions after police question them on suspicion of conduct that could harm public safety
By Noam Lehmann
Jewish assailants throw stones, spit on entrance to Saint James Monastery in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, in the early hours of August 2, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 2, 2026, 5:16 pm
Police arrest six, mostly minors, for spitting on Armenian patriarchate in Jerusalem
Video of overnight incident shows assailants hurling rocks at wall of Old City compound; allegedly told Armenian woman, ‘Get back inside, you daughter of a whore!’
By Lazar Berman
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
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), speaks on the Patrick Bet-David podcast about the Armenian genocide, August 27, 2025 (screenshot/X)
August 27, 2025, 3:15 am
In first, Netanyahu says he recognizes Armenian genocide
Israel has long avoided officially recognizing Ottoman slaughter of Christians during WWI, though PM seems to signal change in stance as ties with Turkey continue to deteriorate
By Lazar Berman
Young seminarians of the Armenian Christian convent arrive for the daily afternoon prayer service at St. James Cathedral at the Armenian quarter in Jerusalem, November 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
December 18, 2024, 12:40 pm
Eclipsed by conflict, Armenians struggle for survival in Jerusalem’s Old City
As population dwindles, small Armenian Christian community face attacks from Jewish fundamentalists and is in danger of losing land to questionable deal
By AP and ToI Staff
Joe Zaarour, a member of Jerusalem's Armenian community, plays the flute while sitting on a pile of debris after bulldozers destroyed sections of the Cows' Garden area in the Armenian Quarter, Jerusalem's Old City, November 24, 2023 (Sarah Tuttle Singer/Times of Israel)
December 9, 2023, 8:52 am
Land dispute in Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter escalates as residents fear eviction
Tensions mount after Jewish developer leased 25% of Old City’s neighborhood from Armenian patriarch against community’s will; now bulldozers have appeared at the site
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Members of the Armenian community protest a contentious deal to hand over a large section of the Armenian Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem for a hotel project, May 19, 2023. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP)
June 7, 2023, 3:37 pm
In Jerusalem’s Old City, Armenian community members fear eviction over land deal
Outrage over sale to Australian-Israeli businessman partnered with Emirati hotel group prompts Armenian patriarch to go into hiding and leads to defrocking of broker priest
By AP and ToI Staff
Armenian ceramist Vic Lepejian in his Old City studio, April 23, 2023 (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
April 25, 2023, 4:27 am
On genocide memorial day, Jerusalem Armenians hold out hopes for Israeli recognition
The Jewish state has prioritized ties with Turkey and Azerbaijan over recognizing the WWI Ottoman massacre, critics say, as Armenian community voices shame over country’s stance
By Lazar Berman
Winter sunlight fills the Armenian Museum in the Old City of Jerusalem, January 11, 2023. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)
January 16, 2023, 4:25 pm
Jerusalem museum showcasing Armenian history reopens after 5-year renovation
Mardigian Museum in Old City features the rich culture and travails of a community that has maintained a continuous presence in holy city even as rulers have come and gone
By Ilan Ben Zion
A new wing at Jerusalem's Edward and Helen Mardigian Armenian Museum. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
November 19, 2022, 9:34 am
Visit the Old City monastery that holds Jerusalem’s 1,700-year-old Armenian history
A new museum at the Armenian Monastery offers displays of stunning mosaics and artworks, artifacts and architecture, going back to Armenia’s 4th-century roots in the Holy Land
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Visitors tour the Jerusalem Ramparts Walk on Jerusalem's Old City walls, on December 17, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 5, 2020, 8:57 am
Crowns, crusaders and murder: On Jerusalem’s ramparts, tales of love and lust
A walk atop the Old City’s walls gives visitors a glimpse into the passions of past rulers, including a Christian king, a Turkish sultan, an Armenian princess, and King Herod
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Armenian master ceramicist David Ohannessian, whose work has become one of the defining characteristics of Jerusalem. (Wikimedia commons/CC-SA-3.0/Lantuszka)
November 16, 2019, 9:27 am
In 1918, the art of an Armenian genocide survivor changed Jerusalem forever
Written by David Ohannessian’s granddaughter, ‘Feast of Ashes’ tells how a top craftsman fled with his family to the Holy City, where his tilework is now a defining characteristic
By Matthew Kalman
Armenians marched long distances and were said to have been massacred in Turkey, in 1915. (AP Photo, File)
April 23, 2017, 12:41 pm
Jerusalem archive yields Armenian genocide ‘smoking gun’
Newly discovered telegram from 1919 military tribunals proves official Turkish coverup of mass killings
By ToI Staff
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