The Mt. of Olives is no longer only the oldest, most important, and probably largest Jewish cemetery in the world. It is now also a bustling and dynamic tourist and cultural site. The Ministry of ...

A new 1,500-square-meter visitor education center is being built at Jerusalem's Mount of Olives to enhance security and ...

JERUSALEM — Come October, monks and nuns are busy harvesting olives at the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden — where, according to the Gospel, Jesus spent the last night before being taken up ...

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Israeli authorities have revoked a controversial plan to incorporate famous Christian holy sites on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives into a national park following strong opposition from churches, rights ...

The cemetery, where Jewish families have buried their dead since time immemorial, is nearly full. (JTA) — Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire who died this week and was a major funder of pro-Israel ...

Come October, monks and nuns are busy harvesting olives at the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden — where, according to the Gospel, Jesus spent the last night before being taken up the other ...

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