November 5, 2008 At 2:25 this afternoon, as the call to prayer echoed through the Old City and the adjacent Kidron Valley, and residents stood watching from roofs and through windows, the Jerusalem municipality demolished a single-story house belonging to...

Prominent Yiddish scholars from around the world gathered this week for a conference on Yiddish language and literature, raising questions about the future of Yiddish in the Hebrew city.

American Jewish History professor and fierce Israeli critic, Norman Finkelstein, arrives in and promptly gets deported from Israel. Israeli official cite security concerns.

Plans are underway to approve the construction of a synagogue, residential, and educational complex in the heart of Silwan, just outside the Old City walls, and one of the most sensitive areas of East Jerusalem.

Prominent writers from around the world are gathering in Jerusalem this week, including Nadine Gordimer, David Grossman, Ingo Schulze, Sayed Kashua, Lidia Jorge, and dozens of others. Discussion topics include writing and translating in times of crisis, and whether politics...

Recent Israeli municipal construction projects in the sensitive E-1 area of East Jerusalem present missed opportunities for cooperative actions, trust-building, and precendent-setting projects for a lasting peace in Jerusalem.