Jerusalem current events

Jerusalem highlights: Week of September 17-23

Don't know what to do in Jerusalem the coming week? Here's a list of suggestions.

 FOLK SINGER Sandy Cash brings the tunes on Wednesday.
 Gil Shwed at The Global Investment Forum (June 2021)

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BEITAR JERUSALEM players celebrate with Eliran Atar (center) after the forward scored on a 26th-minute penalty in his first match with the club to help the yellow-and-black beat Maccabi Haifa 2-0 last night in Israel Premier League action at Teddy Stadium

This week in Jerusalem - A round-up of city affairs

Winter Lights festival at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens.

Jerusalem Botanical Garden to light up for Winter Lights festival


Empowering east Jerusalem

Community centers serving the Arab sector provide activities and enrichment for youth and adults.

Empowering east Jerusalem

A weekend at Jerusalem's Mamilla Hotel

Since opening, the Mamilla has made a name for itself and has hosted the likes of Barbra Streisand and Helen Mirren.

The hotel's rooftop restaurant, looking over the Old City of Jerusalem

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Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs.

Meir Turgeman, one of the mayor’s deputies, wants to widen the scope of those eligible for the title of Yakir Yerushalayim

What’s with all the whining about wine?

Spiking ticket price and shrinking number of wineries taking part are making some rethink their decision to go to the Jerusalem Wine Festival.

The Jerusalem Wine Festival

Far-right claim that many Arabs willing to sell Jerusalem homes to Israelis refuted

"The vast majority of Palestinians will never sell their home to Jewish Israelis," says Peace Now.

A VIEW from a-Tur of Arab neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, with Abu Dis, beyond the security barrier, in the distance.

Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs.

Firgun is not always an easy task, and is probably the reason why it has become a day to mark in our public calendar.

The long-abandoned Solel Boneh building on King George Avenue is finally undergoing renovations

Hundreds of police officers to be deployed for Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade

LGBT advocacy group Jerusalem Open House says threats of violence made by radical right-wing hate group Lehava.

Stabbing at J'lem gay-pride parade

UNESCO head backs Israel: Ignoring Jewish, Christian ties to Jerusalem harms its cultural status

UNESCO’s obligation to protect Jerusalem’s Old City is more important than ever, she said, particularly at a time when violence has harmed the multi-faith nature of the ancient site.

A view of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem

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Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs.

Muslims making their way to the mosque for Ramadan at the Lions’ Gate in the Old City

'Saving Jerusalem'

The controversial plan to separate the city’s Jews and Arabs – and some reactions.

Haim Ramon