Jerusalem offers many must-see attractions near the East Jerusalem, so make sure to visit the East Jerusalem during your stay in the city. Below you'll find a list of all the things to-do and see while touring the East Jerusalem
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The unassuming Ammunition Hill (Givat Hatachmoshet), a hump lying between the modern neighborhoods of Ramat Eshkol and French Hill, was the site of some of the 1967 Six Day War's bloodiest fighting, as a contingent of Israeli paratroopers vied to oust entrenched Jordanian legionnaires in order to link central Jerusalem with the Israeli enclave on Mount Scopus. Thirty-seven troops lost their read more
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While most of the prominent churches of Jerusalem are monumental affairs devoted to particular saints or built over significant New Testament locations, a few mix the history-beneath-every-footstep character of the Holy City with an altogether more modest, personal expression of worship and devotion. Among the finest of these churches is the Church of Pater Noster, one of the many churches occupying read more
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Even before the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 and the seemingly endless series of regional wars that have followed in its wake, the region called Palestine bore witness to more than its share of bloody conflict. What had once been a sleepy Ottoman backwater was swept up along with Europe, North Africa and the rest of the Middle East in World War I, and the British empire, sensing read more
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Jerusalem, like its old enemy Rome, is a city built on seven hills, and the most impressive of these, commanding the impressive view of the Old City which gave it its name, is Mount Scopus. The mountain, called Har Ha'Tzofim (Mountain of the Watchers) in Hebrew, derives its Latin name from its use as a vantage point for the Roman Army during its suppression of the Jewish Great Revolt, from read more
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Israel has always been imbued with great promise for the science of archaeology, because it is one of the few places on Earth whose archaeological richness can be measured against an uncommonly comprehensive ancient written history: the Bible, the Talmud and the non-canonical body of ancient Jewish and early Christian literature. No people obsessively chronicled their own origins and history read more
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Deciding upon the definite locations of key events in Christ's life, especially those of the Passion, has been a source of controversy within Christianity since at least the fourth century CE, when Constantine's mother Helena went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, seeking out the places in Jerusalem where Jesus had preached, suffered, died and risen again. But while debates like the one read more
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Many believe that the Garden Tomb is the garden and tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy man who donated his own grave for the body of Jesus. It is said in the Gospels of Nicodemus that Joseph requested permission from Pontius Pilate to remove the body of Jesus from the cross and prepare him for burial. Pilate acquiesced, and swathing the body of Jesus in linen, Joseph interred the body in read more
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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranks among the world’s top universities and is home to the largest Jewish studies library in the world. Prime ministers of Israel count among the university’s alumni, and supporters of its founding included Albert Einstein, who also donated his papers to the university archives. But the university also has a turbulent past, as its location on Mount read more
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The sprawling and densely populated neighborhood of Neve Yaakov is little-known outside Jerusalem, but has a rich history that dates back to before the founding of the State. Now Neve Yaakov is one of the most diverse areas of the city, combining an ultra-Orthodox population with secular Israelis, as well as Ethiopian and Russian immigrants. An hour from the city center by bus, this neighborhood read more
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