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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 471

Christian Quarter

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
The New Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, recently renovated for NIS 11 million (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
March 16, 2019, 8:15 am
Jerusalem’s New Gate gets ‘new’ look, but lacks foot traffic
Small, ancient portal into Old City was renovated for greater tourism impact, but the work all but destroyed merchants’ businesses
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: A Border Police officer frisks a Palestinian man in front of Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on September 20, 2016. (Sebi Berens/Flash90)
November 7, 2018, 3:13 pm
Officers convicted of beating Arab bystander get community service
Yosef Abadi and Oshri Ohayon receive light sentences for assaulting unarmed man during May 2016 manhunt for Jerusalem stabbing suspect
By ToI Staff
East Jerusalem's Anglican Cathedral of St. George. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
December 25, 2017, 2:52 am
In earthly Jerusalem, the legends of historical churches are a saving grace
King Herod, medieval monks, Crusaders and others play their parts in the colorful stories behind Old City holy sites open to Christmas visitors
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Christmas decoration in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 13. 2016. (Sebi Berens/Flash90)
December 13, 2017, 6:35 pm
Jerusalem to hand out 150 Christmas trees
City says it is preparing decorations, cleaning crews and traffic arrangements for holiday celebrations
By ToI Staff
Christians hold candles and palm fonds during the Palm Sunday mass inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 9, 2017 during Palm Sunday. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
April 9, 2017, 9:53 pm
Worshipers throng to Jerusalem for Palm Sunday
Crowds gather at Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Old City and Mount of Olives one week ahead of Easter
By AP
Illustrative: A Border Police officer frisks a Palestinian man in front of Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on September 20, 2016. (Sebi Berens/Flash90)
April 4, 2017, 11:05 am
2 border guards charged with beating Arab man in Jerusalem
Officers allegedly hit the man repeatedly with their rifles and threatened to shoot him, believing he was behind stabbing attack
By ToI Staff
Emma S. Jacobs
March 6, 2017, 6:14 am
Emma S. Jacobs
The politics of pastry
When a stroll through Jerusalem’s Arab shuk becomes crash course in prejudice and diplomacy
Christian pilgrims wait in line to visit the tomb of Jesus in the Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem Friday, May 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
May 21, 2016, 1:15 am
After 200 years, Jesus’s tomb in Jerusalem being restored
Efforts to repair and conserve Church of Holy Sepulchre finally get under way
By AP
Roman Catholic clergymen carry palm fronds during the Palm Sunday procession at Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
March 23, 2016, 6:06 pm
Tomb of Jesus set for restoration work after Easter
Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher is built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected
By AFP
Market in the Old City, leading down from Maronite Convent Road (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
November 2, 2013, 5:59 am
In the footsteps of a master forger
In 1883, antiques dealer Moses Wilhelm Shapira claimed to possess ancient scrolls of Deuteronomy. The text differed slightly from the accepted version: It had an 11th Commandment
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
April 2, 2013, 11:50 pm
Blaze breaks out in Old City church
No casualties reported; some damage caused to paintings and ancient books
By ToI Staff
The lit Cupola (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90)
June 8, 2012, 6:40 am
Dazzling nights in the Old City
The five brightest installations to see in the Jerusalem Festival of Light
By Dani Bronstein
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