Pilgrimage road
Beneath Jerusalem: The Pilgrimage Road reopens an ancient path
A newly unveiled 1st-century route from the Pool of Siloam to the Western Wall offers a powerful encounter with history – and sparks modern-day tensions in Jerusalem
Ancient sites, modern stakes: The fight to own the West Bank's past - from the editor
New book traces Christian pilgrims' ancient path through Jerusalem
Artifacts used for ancient magic rituals discovered on road from Egypt to Mecca
What new finds were unearthed at Jerusalem's famous City of David?
Archaeologists uncovered the ancient road that led from the City of David to the Pool of Shiloah, and from the pool to the Temple in Jerusalem.
Second Temple period ‘lucky lamp’ found on Jerusalem’s Pilgrimage Road
Experts believe that the lamp and the building date to the period immediately after the destruction of the Temple at the hands of the Roman in 70 CE.
Hasidic pilgrimage worries Hungarian villagers under COVID strain
Attendances have grown to more than 20,000 in recent years and the organisers had expected 100,000 people this year until the coronavirus pandemic struck.
Jesus’ birthplace became a pilgrimage site earlier than previously thought
But when did Christians start traveling to places in Israel associated with events described in the Bible for religious reasons?
‘Palestine’ in the age of identity politics
In contrast to the American political arena, Palestinian politics have always been about identity politics: Palestine is for Palestinians and we are here, whatever that means.
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Living under threat, the Yemenite community in Silwan were evacuated for safety concerns by the Jewish National Committee, and by 1945, no Jews remained in Silwan.
'Pilgrimage Road' opening turns Silwan residents cynical toward Israel, US
A tale of one city.
Young Israel commends Greenblatt and Friedman for consistent Israeli support
While in Israel this past week, the US representatives attended the opening of the new archaeological site "Pilgrimage Road" in the City of David as well as a forum focusing on US-Israel relations.
Palestinians on Pilgrimage Road inauguration: Israel falsifying history
Jordan also condemns opening of "Pilgrimage Road."
