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Jerusalem to host only international chess championship held in Israel this year

While Israeli teams are forced to host matches abroad, the Israel Chess Federation will stage the Jerusalem Masters with 12 of world’s top rapid chess players; tournament will offer $140,000 prize pool

Ynet | 08.20.25

Rare gold coin of Queen Berenice II unearthed in Jerusalem

Dating to 246-221 BCE, it is the first of its kind found outside Egypt, offering new insight into Jerusalem’s revival under Ptolemaic rule

Yaron Drukman | 08.20.25

Putin pushes Israel to hand over Jerusalem’s Alexander Courtyard

Russian President Vladimir Putin is pressing Israel to transfer ownership of the historic Alexander Courtyard in Jerusalem’s Old City, a site he sees as a 'deeply personal matter'; Netanyahu has tasked top ministers to revisit the case in October

Itamar Eichner | 08.17.25

סיום מסע הכומתה הראשון של היחידה החרדית "החשמונאים", בכותל המערבי

New Haredi IDF brigade marks end of training with Western Wall ceremony: 'It teaches me what it means to be a Jew serving God'

IDF’s first Haredi Hasmonean Brigade completed its beret march in Jerusalem, marking a milestone in ultra-Orthodox integration into the military, with leaders and families praising the unit’s blend of religious devotion and national service; event moved from Western Wall plaza over fear of disruption by extremist Haredim

Idan Bloemhof | 08.06.25

Court orders $138,000 compensation for man injured after falling from chair

Judge rules venue negligent for providing faulty chairs and increased the payout from an earlier award, citing the severity of his injuries and ongoing pain

Attorney Michael Brand | 08.04.25

Safety lapse suspected in fatal enclosure breach as leopard mauls zookeeper

Uriel Nuri, a 26-year-old senior zookeeper, was fatally mauled by an Anatolian leopard after a door was mistakenly left open; The Biblical Zoo tragedy has stunned Israel and prompted questions over safety protocols and animal handling procedures

ynet correspondents | 08.01.25

The obverse of the coin features a chalice, surrounded by an inscription in ancient Hebrew script: 'For the Redemption of Zion'

Experts unearth rare coin from the time of the Jewish Revolt near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

Days before Tisha B'av, archaeologists uncover a coin dating from 69-70 CE, minted by Jewish rebels during the final year of the Great Revolt, bearing the inscription 'For the Redemption of Zion'

Ynetnews | 07.31.25

Archaeologists find rare First Temple-era seal on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

A rare 2,600-year-old clay seal unearthed on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount may bear the name of a biblical-era official, “Yedaya son of Asyahu,” potentially linking it to a high-ranking family during King Josiah’s reign

Shilo Freid | 07.30.25

Real estate mogul negotiates with Jerusalem tenants over Orthodox Church grounds

Gary Barnett’s Extell is finalizing a major land deal with the Jewish National Fund, involving 520 dunams leased from the Greek Orthodox Church, aiming to extend subleases for thousands of tenants at 5.5% of land value

Almog Azar/Calcalist | 07.21.25

הפרטריארך היווני-אורתודוקסי תיאופילוס השלישי בירושלים

Top court ends 25-year Jerusalem church land dispute, backs Greek Orthodox Patriarchate

Supreme Court overturns $13 million payment order to Jewish National Fund, ruling no deal ever made in decades-old real estate fraud involving forged documents and church-owned land in capital's Rehavia-Talbiya neighborhood

Hila Tsion | 07.17.25

How to win the 'Al Aqsa Flood' war

Opinion: In the deadly 'war of narratives' over Al Aqsa, Hamas weaponized a misnamed shrine; Israel can win not just military victory but moral and spiritual redemption by reclaiming its true identity as the Temple Mount

Rabbi Leo Dee | 07.14.25

Jerusalem man jailed for killing donkey, hanging its severed head in Muslim cemetery

Court rejects defendant’s claim that the act was religious, ruling it was premeditated, ideologically motivated and intended to provoke; prosecutors say recognizing such actions as protected ritual would set a dangerous precedent

Gilad Cohen | 07.14.25

Jerusalem tenants worried they will lose their homes, businesses fight to secure land rights in Supreme Court

Hundreds of tenants and institutions in the capital fight to block a controversial land deal they claim threatens their homes, public assets and Jewish national interests centered around Greek Orthodox Church land lease

Hila Tsion | 07.10.25

ד"ר איגור שופק מחזיק את הספר בעמודים שעוסקים בהצבעה באום על הקמת המדינה

Ukrainian textbook praises Israel, recognizes Jerusalem as its capital

A new government-approved Ukrainian textbook for 11th graders devotes 11 pages to Israel’s history, frames its wars as just, and condemns Hamas; It emphasizes Ukraine’s role in 1947, names Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and promotes Holocaust education nationwide

Itamar Eichner | 06.30.25

'Argentina’s voice will be heard demanding the immediate release of all hostages,' Milei vows

Meeting with captivity survivors and families of hostages during Israel visit, Argentinian president reaffirms Buenos Aires' 'unwavering commitment' to press for their release

Itamar Eichner, Lihi Gordon | 06.11.25

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