For 19 years Yerushalayim was a city divided, cut in two by the 1948 armistice line. After Israel’s War of Independence on November 30, 1948, at the time of the official cease-fire, Moshe Dayan sat ...

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The Armenian presence in Jerusalem solidified in the 4th century AD, with monks and pilgrims settling near the Upper Room, considered a gathering place for early Christians. St. James Cathedral, ...

Named after the olive groves that once covered its slopes, this 2,900-foot mountain stands opposite the Old City across the Kidron Valley. For more than 3,000 years, the Mount of Olives has served as ...

While the Western Wall is located in the Jewish Quarter, the Underground Tunnel tour takes you underneath the Muslim Quarter on the original street level of Jerusalem. The tour lets visitors ...