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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 339

Armon Hanatziv

Visitors flock to see the flowering of blue lupines on Mitzpe-Tel, a hilltop in Jerusalem where the Israel Police plans to build a large compound. (Naomi Kimchin, February 27, 2024)
April 9, 2024, 9:59 am
Police revive plan to build complex on beloved Jerusalem hill, angering residents
Activists ask why law enforcement waited until day after municipal elections to inform court that examination of alternative sites had come up with nothing
By Sue Surkes
People visit blooming lupine flowers on Mitzpetel, in Jerusalem, March 1, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
August 9, 2023, 1:24 am
State freezes plan to build police station on beloved Jerusalem hill
Responding to petition by locals opposed to building station on site known for springtime carpets of blue lupines, authorities tell court they’re reviewing alternative locations
By Sue Surkes
Mitzpe-Tel in southeast Jerusalem. (Pnina Shir)
March 7, 2023, 12:55 pm
Plan okayed for big police complex on scenic Jerusalem hill known for spring lupines
With blue flowers carpeting Mitzpe-Tel in the East Talpiot neighborhood of the capital, residents plead for their small patch of nature to be left alone
By Sue Surkes
Aerial photos of the Low-Level Aqueduct in Jerusalem's Armon Hanatziv neighborhood. (Alexander Wiegmann, Israel Antiquities Authority)
May 29, 2022, 1:38 pm
New segment of Jerusalem’s 2,000-year-old Low-Level aqueduct revealed
Excavations in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood uncover a 40-meter piece of the capital’s main water carrier, 21 kilometers long, which was used until British Mandate
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
The stone toilet seat found during the excavation of an ancient villa at Armon Hanatziv in Jerusalem. (Ya’akov Billig/Israel Antiques Authority)
January 4, 2022, 11:22 am
Ancient toilet shows Jerusalem’s rich wallowed in luxury – and discomfort
Sediment samples swiped from 2,700-year-old privy reveal the presence of intestinal worm eggs that would have caused abdominal pain, diarrhea and itching
By Stuart Winer
Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist Yaakov Billig next to the toilet discovery. (Yoli Schwartz/IAA)
October 5, 2021, 11:44 am
Royal flush: Rare First Temple-era private toilet unearthed in Jerusalem
‘Only the rich could afford toilets’ 2,700 years ago, says Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist who uncovered the ancient latrine
By Amy Spiro
A view of the Old City from Jerusalem's Goldman pathway, part of the Armon Hantaziv Promenade. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
July 11, 2021, 4:09 pm
Jerusalem scraps plan for promenade Ferris wheel and slides
City says it’s working on final plans to upgrade various sections of south Jerusalem’s Armon Hanatziv scenic pathway
By Sue Surkes
The Russian Orthodox Church in Ein Kerem, first sponsored by Russia's Elizabeth Feyodorovna in the early 20th-century. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
November 14, 2020, 9:25 am
Church towers, blooming flowers: The sights & stories of Jerusalem’s promenades
Outdoor treks in the capital offer tales of Russian royalty, medieval monks and biblical sacrifices, alongside verdant gardens, modern monuments and stunning views
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
The unveiling of a column head found at a dig at Armon HaNatziv, Jerusalem (Yoli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority)
September 3, 2020, 12:07 pm
At popular Jerusalem promenade, archaeologists find a First Temple-era palace
Rare column heads located at Armon Hanatziv walkway, indicating residents of ancient city found their fortunes outside the walls after easing of Assyrian siege 2,700 years ago
By ToI Staff
A tour group listens to a guide at the Armon Hanatziv Promenade in Jerusalem against the backdrop of the Old City in 2018 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 21, 2020, 4:50 pm
Large Ferris wheel proposed for scenic Jerusalem promenade
Envisioned at half the height of London Eye, attraction is one of many being considered to upgrade ‘visitor experience’ at the Armon Hanatziv Promenade
By Sue Surkes
A digitized photo of what Barmon, a cooperative bar set up in a refitted bus, will look like if it opens as hoped in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood of Jerusalem in August 2020 (Courtesy Shomi Bar-Cohen)
July 16, 2020, 5:49 am
If you build a (cooperative) bar in a bus, the neighbors will come
A communal effort in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Armon Hanatziv raises money to refit a bus as a local hangout
By Jessica Steinberg
A suspect is arrested in a stabbing attack at Jerusalem's Armon Hanatziv promenade on February 21, 2020. (ZAKA)
February 21, 2020, 11:11 am
Palestinian woman tries to stab passers-by in suspected Jerusalem terror attack
Assailant said to have shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ in incident at Armon Hanatziv promenade before being wrestled to ground; one man suffers mild injuries, suspect arrested
By ToI Staff
The scene in Jerusalem where a man was killed when he became trapped beneath a bus. (YouTube screenshot)
March 14, 2019, 6:42 pm
Man in his 80s crushed to death by Jerusalem bus
Pedestrian reportedly falls under vehicle, doctor declares him dead at the scene; fire service lifts bus to release victim
By Stuart Winer
Tamar Kaduri, left, and husband Yehuda, who were found murdered in their Jerusalem home on January 13, 2019. (Courtesy)
February 20, 2019, 5:59 pm
Main suspects in Jerusalem couple’s murder are relatives of victims
Court lifts gag order on some details of case; man’s detention extended by 8 days, wife’s by 6 as investigation focuses on criminal motive
By ToI Staff
Security and medical forces seen outside the building where two people were found dead in an apartment in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood in Jerusalem, January 13, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
January 14, 2019, 10:30 am
Slain Jerusalem couple identified as Yehuda and Tamar Kaduri
Neighbor says Yehuda, 71, an accountant, had a ‘heart of gold,’ had been taking care of his wife Tamar, 68
By ToI Staff
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