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People at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, July 21, 2022. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
'Tourists actually love the noise and crowds'
Revamp of Jerusalem’s historic Mahane Yehuda market aims to bring it up to date without selling out
By Zev Stub
Sweeping renovation planned for 2027 will replace aging infrastructure, while planners work to preserve the local charm that draws millions of shoppers and visitors each year
Israeli forces stand guard during a raid on the UNRWA Vocational Training Center, located between the Kafr Aqab neighborhood and the Qalandiya refugee camp, in East Jerusalem, August 25, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR/AFP)
August 25, 2026, 5:26 pm
Israel launches operation to take over East Jerusalem UNRWA facility it says it controls
PM: Israel to use ‘every means at its disposal’ to stop activity of UN agency ‘involved in terrorism’; Jerusalem says land owned by Jewish Agency since 1937, UNRWA says Jordan handed it over in 1952
By Noam Lehmann, ToI Staff and Nava Freiberg
Daniel Ginsburg and his kids ride the new L3 light rail route, August 21, 2026 (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)
August 21, 2026, 5:27 pm
Jerusalem Light Rail unveils largest extension in 15 years, with new ‘Green Line’
Route connects Malha neighborhood in southern part of capital to city center, spanning 7 kilometers and 13 stations, with plans to reach Mount Scopus by end of year
By Zev Stub
People inspect a house that was destroyed by Israeli authorities in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, December 30, 2025. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
July 22, 2026, 10:38 am
As Jerusalem razes enclave to restore open space, Palestinians see city shutting them out
Residents of Silwan’s al-Bustan are up in arms over home demolitions, but authorities say structures were built without authorization and must make room for green space
By Zev Stub
Barry Levitt, 80, who was killed when a balcony collapsed on the bakery below in Jerusalem on July 20, 2026. (Courtesy)
July 21, 2026, 1:30 am
80-year-old man killed after balcony collapses on bakery in central Jerusalem
Hours after residents were said to have reported structural dangers, balcony crashes through ground-floor bakery, killing Barry Levitt and wounding several others
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian worker on a forklift at the wholesale produce market in Jerusalem's Givat Shaul neighborhood, November 25, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
June 29, 2026, 7:12 am
Jerusalem’s surplus produce goes to waste. An upstart NGO seeks to fix the system
Group salvaging up to 10 tons of food weekly launches Israel’s first Urban Food Policy Forum in hope that citywide coordination feeds more hungry locals, keeps edible food out of landfills
By Sue Surkes
Participants in Jerusalem's annual Gay Pride Parade hold up a picture of 15-year-old Shira Banki on August 3, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 23, 2026, 6:04 am
Jerusalem municipality to name area in the city after teen murdered at 2015 pride march
Motion to name street or square in city center after Shira Banki passes despite opposition from advisory committee, dissent from some ultra-Orthodox council members
By Shira Silkoff
Excavators demolish a building constructed without a permit in the Wadi Qaddum area near the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem on December 22, 2025. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
December 22, 2025, 7:00 pm
Authorities tear down East Jerusalem apartment complex after years-long legal battle
Two Palestinians arrested after brawl between locals and municipal workers; residents’ lawyer says talks were underway to retroactively legalize building, municipality rejects claim
By Charlie Summers
Sigalit Yona, an associate of Regional Cooperation Minister David Amsalem, in a report by 'Hamevaker,' on September 17, 2025. (Channel 12 screenshot)
November 12, 2025, 12:34 pm
Minister’s associate resigns from municipal job amid suspicions of doing no work
Sigalit Yona, linked to Likud’s David Amsalem, steps down from Jerusalem city hall position despite defending herself last week against allegations she doesn’t show up to the office
By ToI Staff
Sigalit Yona (L) with Regional Cooperation Minister David Amsalem, from a report by Hamevaker, on September 17, 2025. (Channel 12 screenshot)
November 10, 2025, 11:34 am
Jerusalem mayor suspected of paying minister’s ‘girlfriend’ a wage for doing nothing
September TV report found associate of Likud’s Amsalem, Sigalit Yona, earned salary from city despite not working; city officials suspected of ensuring she wasn’t fired
By Michael Horovitz
King George Street in Jerusalem, September 17, 2025 (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)
September 25, 2025, 10:27 am
Centuries of prayer to rebuild Jerusalem answered all at once as construction clogs city
With infrastructure projects on King George Street, Emek Refaim Street, and other major arteries, moving around in the capital has become impossible for many
By Zev Stub
Police fire skunk liquid at protesters during demonstrations against the decision of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire Shin Bet head Ronen Bar, in Jerusalem, March 20, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 25, 2025, 2:36 pm
Jerusalem municipality threatens legal action against police over use of Skunk liquid
In letter to police brass, city claims it has spent millions of shekels cleaning up after noxious crowd control weapon, calling it a ‘hazard and nuisance’
By Charlie Summers
Ultra Orthodox girls at their seminary in Jerusalem, on September 2, 2014. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 8, 2025, 4:47 pm
Prominent Haredi school to operate separate program for Sephardi girls – report
Development follows years of discrimination against students of Middle Eastern origin in ultra-Orthodox educational frameworks and vain attempts to crack down on it
By Rossella Tercatin
Illustrative: Palestinian schoolgirls leave a UNRWA school in the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem on May 8, 2025, as Israeli security forces prepared to close the school. (Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)
May 8, 2025, 3:45 pm
Israel shutters UNRWA schools in East Jerusalem, in line with ban on aid agency
Police close six schools serving 550 students in Shuafat camp and other neighborhoods; Palestinian Authority condemns ‘violation of children’s right to education’
By Nurit Yohanan and Agencies
Israeli jeep drivers make their way down a rocky dirt road in the Negev desert, southern Israel, on April 14, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
April 20, 2025, 5:33 pm
Jerusalem municipality uses taxpayer money to fund jeep tours for Haredi families
Hundreds of thousands of shekels earmarked for religious education spent on off-road wilderness tours for ultra-Orthodox Jerusalemites, sparking allegations of corruption in city government
By ToI Staff
An artist's rendition of the new First Station District plan for Jerusalem (Eden - Jerusalem Economic Development Company)
April 2, 2025, 9:49 am
Jerusalem municipality begins work on massive First Station expansion
New residential and business hub will include train stations and a controversial cable car to the Old City and the Western Wall
By Zev Stub
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