Palestinians increasingly see tourism as a way to tell their story, and a trip to Bethlehem and East Jerusalem offers an evocative insight into the hopes and fears of the West Bank community
May 2015
Ten Commandments Dead Sea scroll to go on display for two weeks in Israel
World’s oldest complete copy of Ten Commandments has only previously been displayed overseas, but will be at Israel Museum for first time
February 2015
Extreme cities
What is the oldest city in the world?
Mark Twain declared that the Indian city of Varanasi was older than history, tradition and legend. He was, of course, wrong. So which exactly is the world’s most ancient continuously inhabited city?
June 2013
From the Guardian archive
From the archive, 11 June 1971: Inter-faith municipality urged for Old City of Jerusalem
Originally published in the Guardian on 11 June 1971: The Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem calls for the peaceful coexistence of Jews, Christians and Muslims in the Middle East
March 2012
Yotam Ottolenghi recipes
Yotam Ottolenghi's meatball recipes
If there's one thing that unites all the cultures that inhabit Jerusalem, it's meatballs – big ones, small ones, round ones, flat ones: you name them, they eat them
November 2011
10 highlights of Palestine
As Bradt brings out its first guide to Palestine, its author, Sarah Irving, recommends her top 10 things to see and do in the West Bank, from ancient palaces to new community tourism projects - and the world's most unlikely Oktoberfest
September 2011
New tramline connects communities and divides opinion in Jerusalem
'Handy but politically questionable' transport link runs through Jewish and Arab settlements and into controversy
Some critics say project's completion is latest example of tightening Israeli grip on Arab east of city
July 2011
Cine-files
Cine-files: Lev Smadar, Jerusalem
Harriet Sherwood: The sixth review in our series takes us to a tucked-away cinema in west Jerusalem that's been on the go since 1928. It serves delicious Israeli food and it's even open on Shabbat ...
June 2011
Tel Aviv's Gay Pride parade draws thousands to the city
Liberal, hedonistic and secular Israeli metropolis has ambitions to be world's most gay-friendly place
December 2010
Eyewitness
Eyewitness: The nativity
Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series
June 2010
Eyewitness
Eyewitness: Heavy lifting
Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series
May 2010
The dig dividing Jerusalem
The search for the City of David may offer tourists a reminder of Jerusalem's ancient past. But for the Palestinians whose homes are threatened by the excavations, archaeology is merely the latest weapon being used against them
November 2009
50 ultimate travel experiences | culture
From hunting in the Amazon to drumming at a powwow, explorers, travel writers and tour operators remember their favourite travel moments
September 2009
Believe it or not
Incense and icons in Jerusalem
David Shariatmadari
Cif belief
Incense and icons in Jerusalem
November 2008
Andrew Brown's blog
Muscular Christianity in Jerusalem
Andrew Brown: A modest proposal for peace in Jerusalem: the monks of the Holy Sepulchre are playing the wrong code
October 2008
Andrew Brown's blog
The monastery of spite
Andrew Brown: A historic monastery in Jerusalem is on the point of collapse because the two churches that claim it cannot bear to cooperate on repairs
February 2007
Muslim protests as Israel digs at holy site
Israeli archaeologists began digging up a stone ramp near the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City yesterday, bringing immediate protests from Palestinians and condemnation from the king of Jordan.
