Jerusalem

FILE PHOTO: Members of Israel's Border Police near Qalandiya checkpoint, West Bank, March, 2018.

Israeli Border Policewoman Arrested on Suspicion of Shooting Palestinian for Fun

Judge says suspect shot the man, who was seriously wounded, 'as a dubious form of entertainment'

The Palestinian village of Beit Iksa in the West Bank is seen in the background as Israel's new high-speed rail line travels on its tracks in Jerusalem September 25, 2018.

Jerusalem Rail Line Disrupted, Leaving Tel Aviv Commuters to Feel the Squeeze

Israel Railways reduced the number of trains on the coastal route, adding to the already crowded conditions

File photo: A woman receiving a vaccine.

Measles Outbreak in Jerusalem Worries Health Officials: 340 Cases in 2018

In September alone, 213 new cases were reported, and experts expect the total number of cases in the current outbreak to be 10 times that number

A salvage excavation at the Russian Compound in Jerusalem, in advance of construction of the new Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, at which Israeli archaeologists unearthed some 125 skeletons from the 1st century B.C.E., most of them from bodies of women and children who had been decapitated, Oct. 11, 2018

Decapitated 2,000-year-old Skeletons Unearthed at Downtown Jerusalem Dig

Most of the 125 skeletons belonged to women and children from the Jewish Pharisee sect, who were likely massacred by king Alexander Yannai of the rival Sadducees, archaeologists say

Clashes in Jerusalem last year. Teens say Haredi men cursed and kicked them

Hasidic Jews Attack Palestinian Teens in Jerusalem; Police Arrest Arab Who Called for Help

Alleged assailants belong to the Hasidic sect of convicted sex offender Rabbi Eliezer Berland ■ Palestinian youth counselor who came to their assistance was arrested

Which City Is the Model for Religious Freedom in Israel? Hint: It’s Not Tel Aviv

A ranking published by Be Free Israel, listed Modi'in as the Israeli city with the most religious freedom, allowing intercity buses and cultural institutions to run on Shabbat

Jerusalem Approves Controversial Parking Towers Near Old City

Residents, planners and architects argue that the towers would ruin the scenery and contravene planning principles

A man laying flowers at the grave of a member of the Jewish Legion who died during World War I, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, October 10, 2018.

A Century Later, the Jewish Legion’s Fallen Finally Reap Their Glory

The legionnaires, who fought with the British during World War I, were the first Jewish fighting force in the modern era to use Jewish symbols

Netanyahu and Steinitz at a Likud party meeting, 2017.

Netanyahu Approves Work to Expand Western Wall Egalitarian Prayer Space

Netanyahu and Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz approved the work even though committee member David Azoulay has never seen a draft version of the decision