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Security guard kills Jewish man near Western Wall
A security guard shot dead a 46-year-old Jewish man whom he mistook for a terrorist near the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
Ten women arrested at Western Wall for praying with prayer shawls
Ten women participating in a women\’s prayer service with hundreds of worshippers and supporters at the Western Wall were arrested for wearing prayer shawls.
Discovery of King David-era fort stirs debate on size of kingdom
Some scholars argue that David\’s Jerusalem was merely a backwater village glorified into a mythical place by those they say penned the Bible centuries later. Others suggest that true to its biblical description, it was a genuine power overseeing a strong and united kingdom. The discovery of what is being called the Elah Fortress has quickly been used to reinforce the latter argument.
VIDEO: Archaeologists excavate 2100-year-old wall in Jerusalem
A 2,100-year-old section of the wall surrounding Jerusalem, dating from Hasmonean times, has been unearthed on Mount Zion, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. The excavations have revealed part of the expanded southern city wall, from the Second Temple period, when ancient Jerusalem was at its largest.
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This year, the 17th of Tammuz falls on Sunday, July 24. This is a fast day — no eating, no drinking.