Jerusalem

Major security reinforcements at Kotel following terror attack

Jerusalem police beef up security personnel on and around Temple Mount as the first Friday of Ramadan approaches.

The Jewish Word's June 'Jerusalem' issue

The Jewish Word magazine has published a special issue on Jerusalem in honor of Jerusalem Day. Read it here on Arutz Sheva.

Open letter on Jerusalem Day to overseas students in Israel

You Jewish teenagers and young adults made Jewish history this year, showing determination and staying power to stand with Israel.

Netanyahu: No one will remove us from our land

Netanyahu speaks at the Mercaz Harav Yeshiva in Jerusalem, vows to keep Jerusalem united and build in the city.

Netanyahu promises not to redivide Jerusalem

In Jerusalem Day ceremony PM vows 'never to return to reality of a torn city' and urges peace talks - even as Abbas demands division.

The precise number of Jews in the 'West Bank'

In new report, the Jewish population stats in Judea and Samaria are broken down into towns and regions, detail growth since Dec. 31, 2010.

Mayor Barkat: Government 'forced a building freeze on Jerusalem'

Jerusalem Mayor marks Jerusalem Day by praising residents for 'coping' with terror wave, accuses govt. of Jewish construction freeze.

'Terror won't succeed in driving Jews out of Jerusalem'

Daniel Luria, Executive Director of Ateret Cohanim, stresses that Jerusalem can't and will never be divided.

Watch: Bennett leads nighttime march through Jerusalem

Arutz Sheva joins Education Minister as he leads hike in the footsteps of the fighters who united Jerusalem in 1967.

‘We need to have every inch of Yerushalayim owned by us’

Dr. Rabbi Joe Stamm says Ateret Cohanim are trying to reunite Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

‘Call us to find help for kids in trouble'

MASK founder calls on parents to let the group help them deal with drugs, alcohol, gambling, mental health problems.

Watch: ‘Every part of Jerusalem is holy’

NY Assemblyman Dov Hikind says keeping Jews from living in eastern Jerusalem is undemocratic.

Huckabee: Trump ‘will be a great president’

At Ateret Cohanim dinner, Mike Huckabee notes it's 'good to have someone in the family,' referring to Trump's Jewish son-in-law.

Bruce Blakeman vows support for Ateret Cohanim

Hempstead Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman says Jews in his district 'feel very strongly about mission of Ateret Cohanim.'

Haredi rabbi: 5-year-old girls 'shouldn't ride bicycles'

Rabbi of Jerusalem neighborhood of Nahlaot leaves many haredim unimpressed with extreme ruling, claims young girls can 'provoke' men.

Jerusalem's declining Jewish majority about to rise again?

While Jewish majority has declined since reunification of Jerusalem in 1967, data suggests that trend may be reversing itself.

Meretz head attacks Netanyahu for praising coexistence

PM calls to preserve coexistence in capital; Galon slams him for abandoning security and demands dividing the capital as the 'solution.'

Who's trying to stymie the Jewish community in Shiloach?

Municipal committee postpones construction approval in Jerusalem after high-level pressure, prompting angry clashes.

Paratroopers ordered to hide in Jerusalem

Paratrooper recruits told on police orders to close bus curtains at Damascus Gate en route to Kotel ceremony; 'did we liberate Jerusalem?'

Jerusalem the Golden

Jerusalem now home to 10% of Israelis

The largest city in Israel, 870,000 residents recorded in Jerusalem as of 2015 Jerusalem Day statistics reveal.

Lag Ba'Omer bonfires caused Thursday's major wildfires

Lack of fire safety likely responsible for massive fires near Jerusalem, Fire chief says.

Restoration work starts at Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre

Greek specialists to complete work by early 2017.

'He went to sleep - but never woke up'

Tragedy in the capital: Jerusalem toddler passes away in his sleep.

Sa'ar to Trump and Clinton: Let us build in Jerusalem

Former Likud minister urges presidential candidates to publicly support Israel's right to build in Jerusalem.

Arabs angered by UN exhibit calling Jerusalem Israel's capital

Arab and Islamic nations demand the UN remove a panel from an Israeli exhibition that calls Jerusalem "the capital of the Jewish people".

Rape case shocks Jerusalem haredi community

Respected rabbi indicted in Jerusalem court, accused of abusing position of power to rape numerous young girls.

Unity talks hung up on a unilateral division of Jerusalem

Coalition expansion talks go on, but Herzog's demand for 'separation plan' giving PA control of Arab parts of Jerusalem presents problems.

Court gives Jerusalem property back to Jewish owners

Arabs have been squatting on the property since 1948.

Chemical spill in Jerusalem, residents told to remain indoors

Industrial chemical spill in northern Jerusalem neighborhood, residents complain of vomiting, painful burning in eyes

Hunt still on for Arab terrorists who stabbed elderly women

Police release two suspects after determining they weren't involved in the attack which left 2 women in their 80s wounded.

Terrorist stabs two elderly women in Jerusalem

Stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Armon Hanatziv neighborhood. Two women in their 80s wounded.

American Jewish extremists against Jerusalem

Jerusalem rabbis: Haredi cinema would ruin the Jewish People

Community rabbis write protest letter against planned haredi culture center. 'Many pure souls are dragged to hell because of movies.'

Exclusive interview

The silent war Israel is losing in north Jerusalem

Deputy Mayor reveals 'we lost sovereignty' in capital; 50,000 Arabs throng in with Hamas filling the vacuum, as govt. shuts its eyes.

Jerusalem police threaten Lehava leader ahead of soccer match

Lehava leader threatened with court proceedings if he 'breaks any law' or 'disturbs the peace' during Beitar Jerusalem game.

PM orders probe into school which hosted terrorists' families

School which hosted terrorists' families for a 'meet and greet' to be investigated on Netanyahu's orders.

Couple suspected of causing forest fire with improvised BBQ

Couple from southern Israel under suspicion of damaging tens of thousands of square meters with their improvised barbecue.

'Government is letting Jerusalem businesses collapse'

Business owners in the capital say fear is keeping customers at home, while government stands by and lets commerce collapse.

Police boost Old City security, limit Women of the Wall services

Visits to Temple Mount, Women of the Wall services limited in effort to keep calm ahead of tourism wave during Passover.

New Jerusalem highway unifies city, links Judea to Samaria

New section of Begin Expressway connects strategic Judea, Samaria highways. Drivers can now cross city hassle-free in 12 minutes.

23 Families Left Homeless from Devastating Fire

Following devastating Jerusalem fire, fundraising campaign helps raise money for 23 homeless families as Passover approaches.

Israeli orphans celebrate bar and bat mitzvahs in Jerusalem

110 Israeli children who are orphaned or lost one parent celebrated their bar and bat mitzvahs in Jerusalem.

Academics, journalists to trash Jerusalem's 50th celebrations

With the 50th anniversary of Jerusalem's liberation/unification next month, a left-wing group plans to highlight the "occupation."

Prison for 5 Arabs who assaulted Jews in Jerusalem

Armon Hanatziv gang found to have targeted Orthodox couples in brutal attacks last June.

Significant progress in Jerusalem bus bomb investigation

Investigators homing in on terror cell behind bombing which left 16 wounded; critically injured man believed to have been the bomber.

'Reminiscent of the Second Intifada bus bombings'

Arutz Sheva coverage at the scene: Mayor Barkat calls for alertness, medic notes chilling echoes of 2000 terror war.

Two 12-year-old Arabs arrested, planned Jerusalem stabbing

Three knives and a farewell note found in the coat of one of the young would-be killers, after alert police noted them acting suspiciously.

Exposed

Watch: Jerusalem as you've never seen it before

Daring councilman films Arab neighborhoods where Hamas and PLO flags fly from every electric line, and the walls call for terror.

American olim children excel in education

5 of 14 outstanding students of the Jerusalem district made Aliyah from the United States.

Jordanian King to refurbish Jesus' Tomb in Jerusalem

Divided among themselves and persecuted by Muslims, churches succeed in obtaining Islamic help.

Young boy killed by bus 'was always smiling and full of life'

Michael Abramov eulogizes his 10-year-old son, Shimon, after he was hit by a bus while riding his bicycle in Jerusalem.

2 killed in road accidents in Jerusalem and north

A 10-year-old boy was killed by a bus in Jerusalem. A 40-year-old man was killed in an accident on Route 65 near the Golani Junction.

Terrorist planned shooting attack at Jerusalem's Malha Mall

Abed Abu-Sneineh was arrested in the act as he carried out reconnaissance for imminent attack; indicted in Jerusalem today.

Jean-Claude Van Damme prays at Kotel, loses Israel fight

Martial arts film star places note in Kotel, but faced with onslaught of anti-Israel hate edits his Facebook status within minutes.

National Library unveils new 21st century look

Ahead of cornerstone laying ceremony, model images reveal design of Israel's new National Library building in Jerusalem

ISIS cell planned to bomb security forces in Jerusalem

Two Arab Jerusalem residents charged with plotting attack on behalf of 'Islamic State' along with third individual.

Purim celebrations to cause road closures Friday

Road closures and traffic jams expected in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Friday for Purim celebrations

Trump to CNN: I'll move the Israeli embassy to Jerusalem

Before AIPAC speech, Republican frontrunner promises to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move the embassy there.

Herzog: The choice is separation or Jerusalem

Opposition leader claims that if his separation plan is not implemented, Israel could lose Jerusalem.

Bridging Monsey and Jerusalem

Ramat Givat Ze'ev, a new community in the Jerusalem hills, is attracting hundreds of families from the US - and Torah institutions.