UNESCO experts tour controversial Jerusalem dig
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A team of experts from UNESCO toured on Wednesday an Israeli archaeological excavation that Muslims fear could damage Islam's holiest site in Jerusalem.
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In the space of one day, a small archaeological dig in Jerusalem's Old City became a rallying call aimed at uniting Palestinians against Israel.
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An Egyptologist who investigated two hills in central Bosnia believed by some to be ancient pyramids on Wednesday recommended that archaeological digs be carried out there.
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His trip includes Israel and the Palestinian territories.
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A traveling exhibit of the bombed-out remains of a Jerusalem bus is sparking opposition from critics who call it a politically charged and one-sided statement.
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Protests by Muslims continued today over excavation work near a religious compound in Jerusalemâs Old City, despite efforts by Israeli officials to calm tensions.
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Building a housing complex or a road in the Holy Land can often have grave implications.
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For many Palestinian Jerusalemites, a trip to school or work is complicated by multiple checkpoint crossings. Part 2 of three.
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The claims were met with skepticism by several archaeologists, and outrage by some Christian leaders.
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JERUSALEM -- Police commandos stormed a Jerusalem church compound and arrested nuclear whistle blower Mordechai Vanunu yesterday, drawing harsh condemnation from the Anglican Church to which he belongs.
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TZOVA, Israel  - A British archeologist has dug up  evidence linking John the Baptist to a cave used for bathing  rituals in hills near Jerusalem in what he said could be one of  the biggest recent finds for Christian history.
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PARIS - Three UNESCO World Heritage sites in Lebanon, which include some of the Mideast's most significant ancient ruins, are in urgent need of repair after a month of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the U.N. agency said Monday.  A team of U.N.
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Israeli excavation work on Tuesday near an entrance to a compound in Jerusalem that houses the al-Aqsa mosque drew Palestinian protests and Israeli assurances the dig would not harm Islam's third holiest shrine.
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A faculty panel has been appointed to investigate claims of intimidation of Jewish students by pro-Palestinian professors.
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Israelis and Palestinians demonstrated Tuesday in protest of Israel's construction repairs at the Temple Mount site in Jerusalem, sacred to Muslims and Jews.
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Israel's Supreme Court has temporarily barred the removal of thousands of tons of rubble from Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site in response to a petition by archaeologists, officials said Tuesday.
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Israeli archaeologists protest about Muslim excavations being dug at Jerusalem's holiest religious shrine.