Dormition Abbey

The Cenacle, traditionally believed to be the site of Jesus's Last Supper. (Shmuel Bar-Am)

October 1, 2016, 1:55 pm

When a German refugee accidentally captured Mount Zion

Soak up the history at one of Jerusalem’s holiest sites: the final resting place of King David, Jesus’s mother Mary and later, a dramatic battle in the War of Independence

By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am

Anti-Christian graffiti found on the walls of Jerusalem's Dormition Abbey reads 'Death to the heathen Christians, the enemies of Israel,' January 17, 2016. (The Dormition Abbey)

January 31, 2016, 9:01 pm

3 Jewish teens indicted for vandalizing Jerusalem church

‘Christians to hell’ and ‘Death to the heathen Christians’ were found scrawled on the walls of Jerusalem’s Dormition Abbey earlier this month

By Tamar Pileggi

January 20, 2016, 11:33 am

Israeli teens arrested for defacing church with anti-Christian graffiti

‘Christians to hell’ and ‘Death to the heathen Christians’ were scrawled on the walls of Jerusalem’s Dormition Abbey

By Raoul Wootliff

January 17, 2016, 10:30 am

Jerusalem church defaced with anti-Christian graffiti

‘Christians to Hell’ and ‘Death to the heathen Christians’ among slogans scrawled on the walls of Dormition Abbey

By Tamar Pileggi

Sarah and Gedaliya Mayer, the parents of alleged Jewish extremist Mordechai Mayer, talk to the media about their son's administrative detention, on August 5, 2015. (screen capture: Channel 2)

January 3, 2016, 10:14 pm

Jewish terror suspect freed from 5-month administrative detention

Mordechai Mayer, 18, suspected of torching Christian sites, is released without charges

By TOI staff

The alleged head of a Jewish extremist group, Meir Ettinger, appears in court in Upper Nazareth, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

September 20, 2015, 5:35 pm

Court upholds administrative detention for Kahane’s grandson

Meir Ettinger accused by Shin Bet of heading extremist Jewish group responsible for multiple hate crimes

By TOI staff

Security personel try to extinguish a fire which broke out at the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives, where several tombstones were allegedly desecrated and set on fire overnight, September 2, 2015 [Hadas Parush/Flash90]

September 16, 2015, 1:39 am

In Israel, more Jewish holy sites desecrated than Christian, Muslim ones combined

Search for Common Ground study documents religious violence in the Holy Land; since 2011, 52% of sites attacked have been Jewish

By Elhanan Miller

Between the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)

March 7, 2015, 8:48 am

Walking tall atop the walls of Jerusalem

There’s no better way to see the city — old and new — than from the ramparts that date back 500 years to Suleiman the Magnificent’s restoration

By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am

Dormition Abbey (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)

December 30, 2014, 5:38 pm

Jerusalem church vandal arrested

Man jumps over fence, damages cross at Dormition Abbey on Mount Zion

By AP

The rooftops of the Old City's Muslim Quarter (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)

September 13, 2014, 5:14 pm

Oases of calm amid the chaos of Jerusalem’s Old City

Extricating you from the crowds, ToI’s travel expert offers a guide to glorious views, resonant history, and peerless coffee and apfelstrudel

By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am

Christian pilgrims seen inside the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem, on May 21, 2014. (photo credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90)

May 27, 2014, 6:22 pm

Fire breaks out in Church of the Nativity

Fallen oil lamp blamed for blaze, which was doused before it could cause serious damage

By Stuart Winer

Illustrative photo of graffiti reading 'Christians are monkeys,' spray-painted on Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem, last May (photo credit: Courtesy Dormition Abbey)

May 31, 2013, 11:54 am

‘Price Tag’ attack targets Jerusalem church

Culprits spray-paint epithets on outer walls of Dormition Abbey, vandalize two cars parked nearby; second incident targets Arab village near Ramallah

By Yoel Goldman

Sandel House (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)

April 6, 2013, 11:12 am

A German colony in Jerusalem

Persecuted and excommunicated, the Templers believed the Day of Judgment was near. Naturally, they headed for the Holy Land

By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am

Mount Zion (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)

October 27, 2012, 12:42 pm

On Mount Zion, a crossroads of faith and fable

From the supposed tomb of King David to the site of the Last Supper, one of the world’s holiest hilltops remains a multi-tiered enigma

By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am

'Jesus is a son of a bitch' and 'price tag' were sprayed on a Jerusalem monastery, December 2012 (screen credit: image capture, Channel 2 News)

October 2, 2012, 12:40 pm

Vandals spray anti-Christian slogans on Jerusalem church

Dormition Abbey, just outside the Old City walls, is latest Christian site to be targeted

By Stuart Winer