Pilgrims

Suspects who allegedly spat at Christians in Jerusalem arrested

One of the suspects allegedly spat at the owner of a Christian shop that sells crucifixes, and others were filmed spitting at tourists.

Temple Mount

A new record of pilgrims to the Temple Mount

The number of pilgrims has surpassed 44 thousand Jewish worshipers this year - more than a month before the Jewish year ends.

Millions head to Saudi Arabia for annual hajj pilgrimage

Five-day Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca beginning Sunday expected to draw more than two million Muslims from around the world.

1,200 Jewish pilgrims pray at Joseph's Tomb in Shechem

As the pilgrims entered the biblical site, security forces nabbed Arab residents of Shechem in whose possession bombs, knife were found.

Rare Book of Psalms Sells for Record $14.16 Million

The world's most valuable printed book was auctioned Tuesday. Printed 1640, it is thought to be first book printed in what is now the US.

Kidnapped Lebanese Pilgrims Released in Exchange for Pilots

Nine Lebanese pilgrims who were kidnapped by rebels in Syria have been freed in exchange for two Turkish pilots seized in Lebanon in August.