Jerusalem

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia could revive Israel-Saudi normalization efforts - analysis

Saudi Arabia has long demanded progress on Palestinian issues before normalization with Israel, but growing Houthi threats could accelerate quiet security cooperation between the two countries.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman
A Palestinian woman is seen voting in local elections, in Gaza.

Palestinian elections: Why canceling the vote in November would be a mistake - opinion

The Crown in Mekor Chaim 55.

Make your Jerusalem aliyah dream come true. The Crown in Mekor Chaim 55

A young man holds an image of Beniyahu Razi who was murdered last month in Jerusalem, outside a court hearing on August 07, 2026.

Jerusalem District Court keeps Linor Sasson in custody in Benayahu Razi murder case


Jerusalem's Green Line begins service, expanding light rail network

The new line is approximately 7 kilometers, or 4.3 miles, long and includes 13 stations, 12 of them new. During peak hours, trains are expected to run every eight minutes.

Jerusalem's new light rail line

Israeli authorities detain PA's Jerusalem Affairs minister for questioning - report

The detention was made at Ashraf Hassan Abbas al-Awar's home in the Silwan neighborhood in east Jerusalem.

Palestinian Authority's Jerusalem Affairs Minister Ashraf Hassan Abbas al-Awar.

After decades in darkness: Tel Afek's historic underground waterworks opens to public

The historic Tel Afek waterworks reopens: A journey following the water that saved Jerusalem, featured in a special Nature and Parks Authority series.

The British waterworks at Yarkon National Park.

Terrorism-supporting signs, inciting items confiscated from Mea She'arim warehouses

Such operations are not uncommon in Israel, with security forces confiscating inciting materials at the UAWC's Ramallah and Hebron offices in December.

Signs and other items inciting and supporting terrorism were confiscated in Jerusalem's haredi (ultra-Orthodox) neighborhood of Mea She’arim, according to the Israel Police, August 18, 2026.

Suspect arrested for allegedly vandalizing Basimta cafe during protests against its Shabbat opening

According to the police, the suspect is thought to have vandalized the cafe with graffiti, thrown garbage at it, and damaged the cafe's lock.

Ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrate against a cafe operating on Shabbat and clash with Israeli police, while secular protesters hold a counter-demonstration in support of the cafe in central Jerusalem, August 8, 2026.

Jerusalem Reform synagogue vandalized, Pride flags torn down in latest attack

MK Gilad Kariv called those responsible “incited hooligans” and accused the Israeli government of contributing to hostility toward Reform and other liberal Jewish denominations. 

A damaged window at Kol HaNeshamah synagogue in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem Municipality disputes UNRWA claim of Shuafat facility takeover

'The municipality intends to open educational institutions at the site for the benefit of residents of the surrounding neighborhoods.'

General view of Safra square, the Jerusalem municipality building, in Jerusalem, February 21, 2024.

Firefighters extinguish bus fire on Highway 1 between Jerusalem, Ma’aleh Adumim

In a separate incident, six people were injured in a car accident between three vehicles on Highway 92 near the Sea of Galilee.

Screenshot from video of bus fire on Highway 1 between Jerusalem and Ma’aleh Adumim, August 17, 2026.

Metula's Israeli Poets’ Festival returns to Jerusalem with all disciplinary guns blazing

If your idea of poetry is a neatly rhyming ditty, attending the festival should thoroughly disabuse you of that constricted notion and open up broad new vistas for your literary epiphany enjoyment.

Late poet Amir Gilboa’s rich oeuvre is celebrated at the festival.

HaMiffal cultural center marks ten years and counting of community-oriented creation

“We understand we can show Jerusalem in a different light,” says artistic director and co-director Doron Gallia-Kind. “Not the one shown in newspapers and on the news."

The HaMiffal yard offers a charming ambiance with a slew of intriguing artworks.