Crusades

What is Beaufort Castle, the historic Crusader fortress Israel now holds in Lebanon? - explainer

Aside from a smaller fortification present at the site of the current Beaufort Castle, little else is known about the site prior to its capture by the Crusader forces.

JUNE 1, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

An Israeli flag flies over the medieval Beaufort Castle, known locally as Qalaat al-Shaqif or Shaqif Arnoun, as seen from the Marjayoun area of southern Lebanon on May 31, 2026.

The Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

Armenian Quarter residents descend from genocide survivors, bishop says ahead of exclusive tours

Dating back nearly two millennia, the Armenian Church’s presence in Jerusalem is widely considered the longest unbroken Christian presence in the Old City.

MAY 6, 2026|BySAM HALPERN

Ancient Crusader sword, dated to the 12th century CE, discovered off of Israel's Dor Beach in northern Israel, February 22, 2026.

Amateur diver finds Crusader-era sword off Israel’s coast, for the second time

Tests indicate the meter-long (3.3-foot) weapon likely belonged to a 12th-century Crusader who brought it from Europe.

FEBRUARY 23, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

University of Haifa student discovers 12th century Crusader sword off of Israel’s northern coast

The sword was eventually transferred to Elisha Medical Center in Haifa for an advanced CT scan to examine the blade’s condition without causing it futher harm.

FEBRUARY 23, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

New book traces Christian pilgrims' ancient path through Jerusalem

Rodney Aist retraces Jerusalem’s pre-Crusades pilgrim circuit—Holy Sepulchre to Zion, Gethsemane and the Mount of Olives—blending ancient texts, archaeology, and reflection.

DECEMBER 29, 2025ByGIL ZOHAR

A delegation of more than a thousand Evangelical Christians attend a special prayer outside Jerusalem’s Old City, December 4, 2025

Antisemitism: Humanity’s totalitarian swamp - Opinion

Jew-hatred spikes when societies are under stress and totalitarian thinking spreads, Left and Right.

JULY 30, 2025ByGIL TROY

A WOMAN holds an Israeli flag and another person covers her from the rain during the March of the Living at Auschwitz-Birkenau in April. Born into the post-Auschwitz covenant, we considered Jew-hatred passé, doomed, like racism; alas, today, it’s surging, the writer laments.

From Jerusalem to Rome: Veronica’s veil exhibited at St. Peter’s

Skeptics consider the relic, allegedly used to dab Jesus' sweat and blood, a fraud invented during the Crusader period.

MAY 8, 2025ByGIL ZOHAR

This week in Jewish history: Saladin's crusade, Babi Yar, Binding of Isaac

A highly abridged version of the daily Dust & Stars.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024BySTEVEN DRUCKER

'How the West became antisemitic': Looking at the medieval history of Western Jew-hatred - review

Ivan G. Marcus provides a provocative and timely analysis of whether the term “anti-Judaism” or “antisemitism” best describes European hatred of Jews.

JULY 6, 2024ByGLENN C. ALTSCHULER