Rare four-month exhibition offers the first full public viewing since 1968.
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By establishing this civilian framework, the government has created a permanent administrative apparatus designed to bypass Oslo-era restrictions and assert direct Israeli responsibility for the historical sites of Judea and Samaria.
A rare discovery from the Hasmonean era near Nabi Samuel confirms Jewish life in the Jerusalem area 2,000 years ago.
Rare menorah pendant reveals faith, resistance, and continuity beneath the Temple Mount.
Because of its importance not just to Jews, but to the West, excavating the City of David has engendered much hostility, speakers said at a Dec. 9 event.
“It’s not just a display of the scrolls, which of course in and of themselves would be powerful,” but other “wow objects” leave viewers in awe, the museum’s director of exhibits told JNS.
The fragment, the first of its kind discovered in Jerusalem, provides direct evidence of Assyrian imperial oversight in the Kingdom of Judah—and possibly a Judean rebellion.
At City of David ceremony, Netanyahu, Rubio, and Huckabee highlight unbroken bond of Jewish and Christian heritage.
The system allows users to browse publications, photos, 3D scans, excavation reports and archival documents.
The newly uncovered structure suggests comprehensive urban planning for managing Jerusalem’s water supply as early as the late ninth century BCE and serves as clear evidence of the city’s power and sophistication.
