News - Israel
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06 September 2010
JERUSALEM - More than a quarter of a million Christians visit Jerusalem's Garden Tomb every year. The holy site is believed by many to be the place where Jesus rose from the dead.
But now, the sacred ground is in danger of being damaged by a Muslim construction project. Garden Tomb Director Richard Meryon showed CBN News the 15-foot wall being built above the tomb.
"In the last few weeks the cemetery above has built this wooden construction into which they are now ready to pour hundreds of tons of concrete on top of our wall," he explained.
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JERUSALEM, Israel - After a night of conflicting reports between the organizers of the Libyan-chartered cargo ship, al-Amal (Arabic for "the hope"), and the vessel's captain, the ship steamed ahead to the Egyptian port of el-Arish.
JERUSALEM, Israel – Israel’s Tourism Ministry recently announced the number of visitors is up by 42 percent from the same period in 2009, making 2010 a potentially record year.
JERUSALEM, Israel - Israel latest spy satellite, launched at 10 p.m. Tuesday, was already transmitting data by Wednesday morning, Army Radio reported.
JERUSALEM, Israel - Following two days of meetings, the Israeli Security Cabinet announced on Thursday it will "liberalize the system by which civilian goods enter Gaza."