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The site is expected to become one of the city’s most important historic and tourist sites.
The pool, constructed some 2,700 years ago during the reign of King Hezekiah, is believed to have been used by pilgrims before ascending to the Temple.
Some 120,000 Christians arriving in Israel for the upcoming holiday.
Liba Ahuva Schreiber, 37, was visiting Israel with her family when terrorists opened fire on them and other civilians waiting at a bus stop in Jerusalem, injuring eight people.
Upcoming holiday ceremonies will be streamed live on the Western Wall Heritage Foundation’s website and Facebook page.
South African immigrant Eliyahu (“Eli”) David Kay was killed on Nov. 21, 2021 on his way to the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
Candidate for the Jerusalem mayoral race Moshe Lion seen at a Rosh Hashana toast in Jerusalem. Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013. Photo by Flash90.
Jerusalem mayor highlights the ‘old and new’ to over 50 counterparts
A tour of the Israeli capital focused on learning about the past—including the Jewish and Israeli connections to the Western Wall—and understanding the present through the city’s thriving hi-tech scene.
Thirty deaf and hearing-impaired students from across Israel celebrate their bar and bat mitzvahs in Jerusalem as part of a program developed by Young Israel in Israel’s Judaic Heritage Program for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired, the Jewish Agency for Israel and World Mizrachi. Credit: Nachshon Philipson.
30 deaf and hearing-impaired youths celebrate bar and bat mitzvahs in Jerusalem
The program, which included a sign-language interpreter, culminated with a ceremony at the Western Wall.
“We will continue to fight with determination and deal with offenses committed on social networks and anywhere else,” Israeli police said.
“We will get to each and every one of those involved...and bring them to justice,” says the head of Border Police operations.
“I repeat clearly and unambiguously: Jerusalem is the capital of Israel,” says Conservative Party head Pierre Poilievre.
Hundreds attend the funeral of Tadasa Tashume Ben Ma’ada, who died of wounds sustained in a blast at the entrance to the Israeli capital.