Jerusalem

Support for two-state solution at lowest in nearly 20 years — poll

43% of Palestinians and Israeli Jews back the two-state solution; last year, the Palestinian figure was 52% and the Jewish figure was 47%

August 13, 2018, 7:49 pm

Support for two-state solution at lowest in nearly 20 years — poll

43% of Palestinians and Israeli Jews back the two-state solution; last year, the Palestinian figure was 52% and the Jewish figure was 47%

By Adam Rasgon

Police spray water to try and disperse a protest by ultra-Orthodox Jews against the conscription of members of their community to the IDF at the entrance to Jerusalem on October 23, 2017. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Gharabli)

August 12, 2018, 10:52 pm

Ultra-Orthodox sue to stop police use of ‘skunk spray’ anti-riot method

Plaintiffs tell High Court of Justice that foul-smelling liquid used to deter protesters is a form of collective punishment

By JTA

Beverly Barkat in her Jerusalem studio, a few weeks before the final completion and assembly of 'After the Tribes' (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

August 11, 2018, 10:11 am

Out of the shadows, Jerusalem mayor’s wife finds her voice in bold strokes

Beverly Barkat's new art installment, 'After the Tribes,' to feature at Rome's Museo Boncompagni Ludovisi, in honor of Israel's 70th

By Jessica Steinberg

Brazil's Presidential pre-candidate and conservative lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro, speaks during a meeting of the "In Defense of Muncipalities" congress, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

August 8, 2018, 6:26 pm

Brazil presidential front-runner vows to close Palestinian embassy

'Palestine is not a country,' declares Jair Bolsonaro, who also says he will move Brasilia's embassy to Jerusalem if elected

By Marcus M. Gilban

A secular demonstration in favor of a 'Free Jerusalem' and against ultra-Orthodox coercion, outside City Hall, June 27, 2009 (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

August 8, 2018, 12:32 pm

Jerusalem to reinstate fines on city center stores open on Shabbat

Municipality says it will renew policy of fining business open on the Jewish day of rest, after freezing the action for 60 days following a legal petition against the enforcement

By Stuart Winer and TOI staff

People gather for the annual Pride Parade in Jerusalem on August 2, 2018. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

August 2, 2018, 6:37 pm

Over 20,000 march in Jerusalem Pride Parade under heavy security

Amid anger over gay parental surrogacy rights, nation-state law, large crowds gather in the capital, with many saying they are marching 'for those who still can't'

By Jacob Magid and Video by Luke Tress

Police arrest an ultra-Orthodox Jew protesting the arrest of a draft dodger on August 2, 2018, in Jerusalem (Israel Police)

August 2, 2018, 2:29 pm

46 arrested as ultra-Orthodox Jews block main Jerusalem road in draft protest

Police officer injured while clearing the area as hundreds of demonstrators protest the arrest of draft-dodging yeshiva student

By TOI staff

Ramadan Dabash, a Palestinian resident of Sur Baher running for Jerusalem's city council, at his second home in Beit Hanina, July 2018 (Adam Rasgon/Times of Israel)

August 2, 2018, 10:00 am

Taboo-breaking Palestinian candidate says East Jerusalem deserves better

Hoping to be deputy mayor, Ramadan Dabash campaigns for city elections, defying PLO and aiming to mobilize electorate that stays away: 'We're not telling anyone to become Israeli'

By Adam Rasgon

A rainbow gay pride flag hanging in front of the Great Synagogue in central Jerusalem on August 1, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

August 2, 2018, 6:26 am

Under heavy police guard, Jerusalem readies for city’s largest-ever Pride Parade

Some 30,000 expected to take part in march starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, with 2,500 cops on duty; memorial and protest convoy for Shira Banki and Nir Katz planned

By TOI staff

July 31, 2018, 10:26 pm

Booking.com flagged for labeling Jerusalem an ‘Israeli settlement’

Online travel reservation site amends listing following query from Belgian Jewish paper, but refuses to comment

By JTA

Tom Cruise attends the US premiere of "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" at The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on Sunday, July 22, 2018 in Washington. (Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)

July 30, 2018, 6:49 am

With fictional Jerusalem bomb plot, latest ‘Mission: Impossible’ shoots to No.1

In sixth installment of the action franchise, Tom Cruise must defuse a plan to blow up the capitals of the Jewish, Christian and Muslim world

By AP

Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Meir Turgeman at an event in Jerusalem on September 1, 2013. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

July 29, 2018, 6:35 pm

Police says they’ve found evidence Jerusalem deputy mayor took bribes

Prosecutors to decide whether to indict Meir Turgeman; separate graft probe against Ramat Gan mayor closed due to lack of evidence

By TOI staff

Saudi King Salman, right, receives Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas after he arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 20, 2017. (Al-Ekhbariya via AP)

July 29, 2018, 5:21 pm

Saudi king backs Palestinian stance on Trump’s peace plan

'We will not abandon you,' King Salman said to tell PA's Abbas, rebuffing Arab fears Riyadh is aligning with Israel, US

By Michael Bachner and Agencies

Flying high, atop the Generali building (Shmuel Bar-Am)

July 28, 2018, 12:51 pm

Winged, crowned, hidden, stolen and jaw-broken: Where to find Jerusalem’s lions

The Lion of Judah has symbolized the capital for millennia, and is the city's official emblem. But dozens more very different incarnations are also prowling the streets

By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am

Police are seen outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque during clashes following Friday afternoon prayers at the Temple Mount compound in the Old City of Jerusalem on July 27, 2018. (Police Spokesperson)

July 27, 2018, 7:19 pm

Police enter Al-Aqsa Mosque, clash with worshipers in Temple Mount riots

Authorities arrest 24 people, with 4 officers injured, after Palestinians barricade themselves in mosque following Friday afternoon prayers; holy site reopened after nearly 4 hours

By Alexander Fulbright and Jacob Magid