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The 2,000-year-old 'pilgrimage road' leading from the City of David to the Western Wall in Jerusalem opens to the public on January 20, 2026. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
February 2, 2026, 7:42 am
2,000-year-old Pilgrimage Road to Temple Mount opens to public after years of digging
Millennia after being buried, street once traversed by millions of faithful from southern end of ancient Jerusalem to Western Wall can once again be walked by visitors
By Rossella Tercatin
A 1,300-year-old menorah-decorated pendant was found at the Davidson Archaeological Park in Jerusalem, in a discovery announced on December 15, 2025. (Eliyahu Yanai/City of David)
December 16, 2025, 1:07 am
1,300-year-old menorah pendant suggests Rome couldn’t keep all Jews out of Jerusalem
After Holy City was razed in 135 CE, an edict seemed designed to prevent a Jewish return. The discovery of an ancient artifact indicates some tenacious residents refused to stay away
By Rossella Tercatin
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee presents the book “When the Stones Speak” by Doron Spielman with the author (left) introduced by media personality Eylon Levy (right) at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem on December 10, 2025. (Courtesy of Yaal Herman)
December 10, 2025, 6:49 am
For US Ambassador Mike Huckabee, contentious City of David is a place to meet God
American envoy discusses the archaeological site and how without Jerusalem ‘there would be no America,’ as he presents the book ‘When the Stones Speak’ at National Library of Israel
By Rossella Tercatin
Dr. Ayala Zilberstein, excavation director at the Davidson Archaeological Park in Jerusalem on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, holds a 2,700-year-old pottery fragment bearing the first-ever Assyrian inscription found in the city. The discovery was announced on October 22, 2025. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)
October 22, 2025, 3:16 pm
Biblical tax notice: 1st-ever Assyrian inscription found near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
2,700-year-old fragment of pottery suggests Judeans delayed paying their tributes to the empire, echoing the events described in the book of II Kings
By Rossella Tercatin
2,300-year-old gold rings found at the Givati Parking Lot excavation, outside Jerusalem's Old City in 2024 and 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 21, 2025, 5:02 pm
2nd gold ring found in City of David sheds light on enigmatic Hellenist era in Jerusalem
The artifacts might have been buried by a young girl on the eve of her wedding, but whether she was Judean, Greek or both remains a mystery
By Rossella Tercatin
Sue Surkes prepares to dive off the platform and glide along Jerusalem's zipline, Augut 26, 2024. (Courtesy)
August 30, 2024, 8:18 am
New zip line over East Jerusalem offers end-of-summer adrenaline rush
The country’s longest such attraction is the latest in a string of projects created by the right-wing City of David Foundation — all over the Green Line
By Sue Surkes
Rare First Temple-era seal found in Jerusalem, in an image released on August 29, 2023. (Emil Aladjem/IAA)
August 29, 2024, 11:43 am
‘Extremely rare, beautiful’ First Temple-era ‘genie’ seal discovered in Jerusalem
2,700-year-old stone seal is inscribed with the words ‘Yehoʼezer son of Hoshʼayahu’; its image of a protective winged demon or genie betrays Assyrian influence
By Gavriel Fiske
Young boys from Taiwan play in the water of the Siloam Pool after walking through Hezekiah's Tunnel during their visit to the City of David National Park, on July 28, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 27, 2022, 8:00 pm
Israel, right-wing group to fully excavate biblical Siloam Pool in East Jerusalem
2,700-year-old water reservoir thought built by King Hezekiah to be opened to public; critics say move is part of plan to expand Jewish presence in Palestinian neighborhood
By Ash Obel
Old olive trees grow in the Hinnom Valley, Jerusalem. (Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)
October 12, 2022, 6:53 pm
Ministers inaugurate work on contentious rope bridge to Jerusalem’s Mount Zion
Opponents decry flawed approval process, warn that tourist facilities near Palestinian homes will turn historic site into theme park
By Sue Surkes
The planned cable car to Jerusalem's Old City. (Screenshot/Emek Shaveh)
From the WebMay 3, 2022, 7:24 pm
Plans to spice up Jerusalem with attractions could upend city’s delicate balance
The NY TImes reports on developer-backed projects that are stirring controversy in the capital, though they likely face years of battles before being realized
Priests pause on Palm Sunday on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, on Sunday, March 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
February 28, 2022, 10:23 pm
Expansion of East Jerusalem national park onto church-owned lands back on docket
Project reappears on municipal planning body’s website, with hearing date set for August 31; parks authority insists it has no plans to advance controversial initiative
By Jacob Magid
Nuns pose for a selfie as they mark Palm Sunday on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
February 21, 2022, 4:06 pm
Parks authority says it’s shelving Mount of Olives plan that angered church leaders
Plan to expand national park onto church-owned lands still appears on website of planning panel; parks authority: Project won’t be advanced without dialogue with church leaders
By Jacob Magid
The Church of the Russian Ascension, towering over the Mount of Olives, dates back to Helena, the mother of Byzantine emperor Constantine. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
February 20, 2022, 6:36 am
In 1st, Israel advancing plan to expand national park onto E. Jerusalem church lands
Visiting US lawmakers raise concern with PM about move slated to clear preliminary hurdle next month; church leaders blast plan to ‘nationalize one of Christianity’s holiest sites’
By Jacob Magid
The educational farm in the Hinnom Valley, Jerusalem. (Nurit Malkin/Zman Yisrael)
December 4, 2021, 4:07 am
A quest to recreate Davidic Jerusalem carves a valley of shadow Palestinians
Backed by the state, the Ir David Foundation’s activities in the Hinnom Valley are expanding into Arab olive groves to chisel out a view of history driven by ideology, critics say
By Nurit Malkin
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