Tag: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

The Scottish Mail on Sunday’s Philip Lancaster visits Razzouk Tattoo, which has been tattooing Christian pilgrims since the year 1300.

Source: Discovering Jerusalem – and the oldest tattoo parlour in the world

The cable cars will transport up to 3,000 people an hour to the Western Wall and Old City.

Source: Controversial Jerusalem cable car plan approved

From Sumatran rainforests to the docklands of Liverpool, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has designated several sites to be in danger. Take a look.

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An hour’s drive from Tel Aviv, Jerusalem is an old, sombre, sepia-tinted land that takes you back to about a dozen historical empires and several hundred years…

Source: ‘There’s something about Jerusalem you can’t turn away from’: the 3,000-year-old city is history in motion

Jerusalem’s Old City, sacred to three major faiths, is now wheelchair accessible. Find out how this ancient city is opening up to people with mobility issues.

Source: Jerusalem’s Old City now accessible for wheelchair users

After a decade of work, the historic district of Jerusalem finally has greater accessibility to pedestrians, carriages, vehicles, children, and tourists.

Source: Jerusalem’s Old City Now Accessible to People With Disabilities – The Tower

Even scarier are the rumors that radical Jewish groups have their eyes on the very same location for a future synagogue in an attempt to convert Islam’s third holiest mosque into the lost temple.

Source: Haram Al-Sharif/Al-Aqsa Mosque is not an election gimmick

Here are some of the most stunning UNESCO World Heritage Sites that should be on everyone’s bucket list.

Source: The UNESCO world heritage sites that belong on every bucket list

Tensions are mounting between Jordan and Israel after the latter arrested members of the Islamic Waqf Council for entering a supposedly banned prayer room at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Source: Palestinians, Jordanians challenge Israel at Al-Aqsa over banned prayer space

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates denounced the Israeli government’s approval to build a cable car connecting the Old City of Jerusalem, saying that Israel seeks to Judaize the city.

Source: Israel takes another step toward Judaizing Jerusalem

There’s many famous monuments we can’t photograph, so check our list of architecture photography locations you can capture. Your dose of daily inspiration!

Source: 10 Best Architecture Photography Locations in the World

As ‘Game of Thrones’ enters its final season, we look at Dubrovnik, where the series was extensively shot, and some other beautiful ancient- and medieval-era walled cities from around the world.

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Architects, preservationists, and tour guides oppose the Israeli government’s scheme while Palestinian residents say they’ve been entirely marginalized in the process.

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70 public figures from academia and the arts sign petition, say holy city is ‘not Disneyland and its treasures of landscape and its heritage are not negotiable currency’…

Source: Israel Prize winners call on government to cancel Jerusalem Old City cable car

UNESCO States Commitment to Palestine

Source: UNESCO States Commitment to Palestine

Don’t miss out on our list of things to do on Hawaii’s Big Island. These Kohala Coast activities bring fun for everyone.

Source: Top Things to Do on the Big Island | Marriott TRAVELER

From the blog of Stephen Marshal at The Times of Israel…

Source: Israel – the Holy Land of tourist attractions

Travel is one of the best ways to gain new experiences. This holds especially true when you wander off the beaten path to explore the unexplored. But if you haven’t yet felt that gnawing sense of wanderlust push you to get out and go, the fact that some of the most beautiful places in the world may disappear soon will get you to make travel plans right now. There are several amazing destinations our planet has to offer but the year is 2018, and we’re getting closer to losing them thanks to the threats that climate change presents.

While it’s extremely important that all of us, as citizens of the world, do our part to save the planet, this sad state of the Earth has lead to the rise of something known as ‘doom tourism’.

This recent trend entails travelling to destinations that are on the brink of being wiped off from the face of the planet. The idea is to experience these stunning locations and all that they have to offer before they die at the hands of global warming.

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Israel’s transport minister wants to dig a railway tunnel under Jerusalem’s Old City and name a station next to the Western Wall after Donald Trump.

Yisrael Katz said he wanted to honour the US president for his decision to recognise the city as Israel’s capital.

The Western Wall is the holiest site where Jews are permitted to pray.

The proposed new railway tunnel and station would form part of an extension of a high-speed line from Tel Aviv that is set to open next year.

Previous Israeli excavation work around the compound behind the Western Wall, known to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary) and to Jews as Temple Mount, has triggered Palestinian protests.

The UN cultural agency Unesco, which has designated the Old City a World Heritage site, has also expressed concern about tunnelling and excavations.

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