Mount of olives

Temple Mount sifting project co-founder Gabriel Barkay dies after decades of biblical research

Israeli archaeologist Prof. Gabriel Barkay, who co-founded the Temple Mount Sifting Project and made key discoveries in Jerusalem, has passed away at 81, remembered for his contributions.

Prof. Gabriel (Gabi) Barkay
Construction workers seen at Jerusalem's Mount of Olives, November 17, 2025

Israel to build $7.7 million visitor center at Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives

Archaeologist Mordechai Ehrlich holding the sealing.

Ancient seal discovered in Temple Mount soil may link to King Josiah's era

 Anne Frank diary in Madame Tussauds museum on April 25, 2017 in Amsterdam Netherlands.

This week in Jewish history: Anne Frank’s first diary entry, Israel bombs Iraqi nuke reactor


Israeli minister: We must keep Jewish historic sites safe

Construction minister tours Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery.

The Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives

Special Trees in Israel to Hug

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Controversial visitors center on Mount of Olives to be fast-tracked

Judge orders release of Temple Mount activists who protested on Holocaust Remembrance Day.

A map of the planned Mount of Olives visitors center.

Wine Talk: A land of olives

This week the usual column of ‘Wine Talk’ puts on its special Hanukka costume and discusses some of the secrets of olive oil.

'The olive was first cultivated in the Levant and Crete virtually simultaneously. From its roots in the areas of Syria, Israel and Lebanon, olive cultivation spread to Turkey, Arabia, North Africa and Spain.’

Offering an olive branch

Why not head north and celebrate the olive season? – Here are some ideas of how to do that

A typical olive tree in the northern part of the country

Prince Charles visits grandmother's grave while in Jerusalem

The Royal family has historically refrained from visiting the site due to its location in the eastern part of Jerusalem, to remain neutral in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Prince Charles at Shimon Peres' funeral.

In Jesus’s last footsteps

Movable feast marks his ascension to heaven from the Mount of Olives.

The right footprint of Jesus

Rivlin inspects damage to Afghani-Jewish graves on Mount of Olives

Workers at Jerusalem cemetery say securing site almost an impossible mission because security cameras had been either broken or stolen on three occasions.

Rivlin with members of Afghani community on Mount of Olives

Fundamentally Freund: Stop the Palestinian desecration of the Mount of Olives

Not content with trying to snuff out the lives of innocent Jews, Palestinian vandals have been systematically and with impunity smashing tombstones.

The caretaker of the Afghan section of the Mount of Olives Cemetery points out the vandalism.

Mourning the Mount of Olives

Violence and vandalism at the ancient cemetery are on the rise, with no foreseeable solution.

The caretaker of the Afghan section of the Mount of Olives Cemetery points out the vandalism.