Despite a decrease in tourists and tempered celebrations, Christians gathered at the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem's Old City for prayer and commemoration.
Throughout the day, 11 suspects were arrested in the Old City for a variety of offenses, all of which were non-violent.
Palestinian merchants in east Jerusalem face economic and security consequences and fear further financial impact from Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque access.
After more than a decade of planning and three years of construction, the final part of the renewal of the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum is complete.
This is a striking new architectural concept in the city, having been excavated deep beneath the earth’s surface to adhere to height restrictions prohibiting anything taller than the Old City walls.
Over the past decade, the city of Jerusalem has worked to renew the Tower of David Museum, which hosts a new entrance pavilion from Jaffa Gate, an Education Center, and later this year, a coffee shop
At the Table: After meeting the founder of Muslala, which fosters urban agriculture in unused spaces, Tariq Nassar sought to do the same to east Jerusalem.
One of the arrested youths can be seen coming up to Father Nikodemus Schnabel. The young man is then caught on video spitting at Schnabel and saying an expletive about Jesus.
The shop has been around since 1949. Interestingly, it is located in the Christian Quarter rather than the Armenian sector.
Patriarchate: "Armenian clerics in Jerusalem are fighting for their lives."
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