Forming human chains and using metal barriers, Israeli police held back thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters who tried to prevent a liberal Jewish women's group from praying at a sensitive holy site Friday, the first time police have come down on the side of the women and not the protesters.Full story
A huge quarry, along with tools and a key, used by workers some 2,000 years ago have been discovered during an excavation in Jerusalem prior to the paving of a highway, the Israel Antiquities Authorities (IAA) announced. Full story
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Women seeking equal prayer rights at the Western Wall are planning a further challenge to Jewish Orthodox tradition at the site after a court ruling bolstered their cause, an activist said on Sunday. Full story
Israeli police detained five women activists for wearing prayer shawls at Jerusalem's Western Wall, a practice which Orthodox tradition sees as solely for men. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Top Talkers: President Obama is wrapping up his time in Israel before heading to neighboring Jordan, but while in Jerusalem the president discussed America's support for Israel and a new start to a peace process. The Morning Joe panel -- including the Huffington Post's Sam Stein, Mike Barnicle and B
NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports from Jerusalem on the president’s remarks regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict; then The Cycle hosts talk to Nathan Guttman at the Jewish Daily Forward about his reactions to President Obama’s speech in Jerusalem, where he told Israeli youth that peace was “necessary
Mark Regev, the official spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, talks about the situation between Israel, Palestine and Iran.
NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports live from Jerusalem about President Barack Obama’s upcoming trip to Israel and talks about some of the problems in the region that are demanding the president’s attention.
Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu shows a present given to him by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Jerusalem May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Young
Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague sits with Israeli President Shimon Peres during their meeting in Jerusalem May 24, 2013. REUTERS/Dan Balilty/Pool (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS)
Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague shakes hands with Israeli President Shimon Peres during their meeting in Jerusalem May 24, 2013. REUTERS/Dan Balilty/Pool (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS)
REFILE - CORRECTING DATELINE IN BRACKETS AT END OF CAPTION U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Young (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS)
