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Mahane Yehuda market

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
Ultra-Orthodox Jews immerse cooking pots in boiling water to remove any traces of leavening (hametz) in preparation for the upcoming Passover holiday, in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, March 31, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 31, 2026, 6:07 pm
For Jerusalem’s Haredim, it’s business as usual during wartime Passover shopping rush
As war with Iran keeps tourists away and quiets the Mahane Yehuda market, ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods remain packed with locals preparing for the holiday
By Zev Stub
An artist's rendition of a planned building complex near Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market. (Ian Bader Architects)
December 25, 2025, 4:34 am
In historic housing deal, American Jews buy two full apartment buildings in Jerusalem
Some 200 apartments are being marketed to Syrian Jewish community in New York area, in sale believed to be worth around NIS 1 billion ($270 million)
By Zev Stub
Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market, October 15, 2025 (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)
October 16, 2025, 1:47 am
In Jerusalem market, hostage release and ceasefire inspire both optimism and anxiety
While some fear the war in Gaza is not over or that Israel could be torn by civil strife, others see signs of messianic times or at least fragile quiet afoot after two years of war
By Zev Stub
Victor and Susan Schmelzer at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, June 24, 2025 (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)
June 25, 2025, 8:57 am
At Jerusalem’s shuk, locals are cynical, relieved and angry over Iran ceasefire deal
Hours after US President Trump scolded Israel and Iran for violating the truce, shoppers at Mahane Yehuda looked forward to sleeping — and hoped the job was done
By Zev Stub
Israeli firefighters try to extinguish a fire at the Ima restaurant in Jerusalem, June 6, 2024. (Dor Pazuelo/Flash90)
June 7, 2024, 12:55 pm
Fire causes ‘significant damage’ to renowned Ima restaurant in downtown Jerusalem
Seven firefighting teams take control of fire; no one found trapped or hurt inside
By Michael Horovitz
Screen capture from video showing a group of Jewish men assaulting an Arab worker for the Jerusalem Municipality at Mahane Yehuda Market, October 20, 2023. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 22, 2023, 8:41 am
2 Jewish men arrested for assaulting Arab municipal worker in Jerusalem
Suspects believed to be part of group that attacked victim at Mahane Yehuda market
By ToI Staff
People shop at the Mahane Yehuda Market in central Jerusalem on July 7, 2023 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 15, 2023, 10:46 am
Mahane Yehuda marks 100 years with more bars, fewer cucumbers and tomatoes
As the beloved Jerusalem food market celebrates its centennial, its vendors and caretakers aim for balance between culinary pursuits and nightlife
By Jessica Steinberg
The scene of a terrorist car-ramming attack in Jerusalem on April 24, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 24, 2023, 5:17 pm
Five wounded in terror car-ramming near busy Jerusalem market
One victim in his 80s fighting for his life; Palestinian man who plowed car into pedestrians at corner of Agrippas and Ki’ach streets shot dead
By Emanuel Fabian
Dance piece 'She Looks Like She’d Be An Animal In Bed' by Batsheva dancer Béatrice Larrivée, is a site-specific piece for Ticho House, performed as part of the 'From Jaffa to Agrippas' festival December 30, 2022 (Courtesy Adi Admoni)
December 30, 2022, 8:40 am
Cravings and cultural identity on display in Jerusalem end-of-year dance fest
This year’s ‘From Jaffa to Agrippas’ dance event from the Catamon Dance Group moves from its home in the market to new museum spaces
By Jessica Steinberg
A screenshot from video showing an assault at Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market, August 22, 2022. (Screen capture: Twitter)
August 22, 2022, 9:16 am
Video shows pair of assaults on Arabs by Jews in Jerusalem
Several suspects attack man in Mahane Yehuda market, as footage emerges of large Jewish group chasing after Arab supermarket worker, beating him
By ToI Staff
People fighting at Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market with chairs and tables, May 15, 2022. (screenshot).
May 15, 2022, 11:27 pm
Brawl erupts at Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda market between Jews and Arabs
Police say all those involved were employees of a business located in the market; reason for incident remains unclear
By ToI Staff
An injured man is loaded into an ambulance after an altercation in the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem during which police shot two men, injuring them, March 30, 2022. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP)
March 30, 2022, 12:47 pm
Amid terror jitters, police shoot and injure two during arrest in Jerusalem market
Force says East Jerusalem Palestinians raised suspicions then fought back ‘brutally’ as they were being detained; both were shot, lightly injured; officer also hurt in struggle
By ToI Staff
The Thinkers Distillery still and visitors center in the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem. (Courtesy: Thinkers)
March 17, 2022, 7:25 am
In Jerusalem’s shuk, a brainiac distillery rethinks spirit-making
Thinkers Distillery in the Mahane Yehuda market plans to make everything from vodka and gin to rum, bourbon and tequila — just better
By Jessica Steinberg
Head of opposition and Likud party MK Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, October 26, 2021. (Yonathan Sindel/Flash90)
October 26, 2021, 4:22 pm
Netanyahu’s official car involved in crash; ex-PM wasn’t in vehicle
Driver lightly hurt in collision with taxi on Jerusalem street
By ToI Staff
The Jerusalem Street Orchestra performing at the city's Clal Building, a classical musical festival returning October 26-28, 2021 (Courtesy Jerusalem Street Orchestra)
October 22, 2021, 12:23 am
Jerusalem Street Orchestra brings back Clal Festival
Three days of classical music in cavernous lobby of downtown Clal Building, an ‘acoustic pearl’
By Jessica Steinberg
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