Hallazgo en Jerusalén: una muralla de 2.100 años revela un misterio hasmoneo

Torre de David en Jerusalén. Foto: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Arqueólogos israelíes anunciaron el descubrimiento de un extenso tramo de una muralla de la época hasmonea, cuidadosamente desmantelada hace más de 2.100 años, en el complejo de la Torre de David, en la Ciudad Vieja de Jerusalén. La estructura, de más de 40 metros de largo y cinco de ancho, supera en magnitud a las actuales murallas otomanas y quedó enterrada bajo los cimientos de un antiguo palacio real.

Según el arqueólogo Amit Re’em, de la Autoridad de Antigüedades de Israel, la destrucción deliberada podría vincularse al relato del historiador Flavio Josefo. Hacia 134 a. C., el líder hasmoneo Juan Hircano I habría demolido las

Old City hotelier facing eviction: ‘Biden, give Christians 10 minutes of your visit’

Abu el-Walid Dajani, whose family has leased Imperial Hotel since 1949, says ‘Palestinian heritage endangered’; new leaseholder Ateret Cohanim: ‘Jews entitled to live everywhere’.

By SUE SURKES

The Imperial Hotel (left) and the Petra Hostel (right), located between Jaffa Gate and the Arab market in Jerusalem's Old City, June 21, 2022. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)

The manager of an Old City hotel whose lease has been bought by a right-wing Jewish organization wants US President Joe Biden to give church leaders “just ten minutes” when he visits Israel next month to hear their concerns and reassure them that Christianity will be safe in Jerusalem.

Abu el-Walid Dajani, 78, runs the 44-room Imperial Hotel, built just inside the Jaffa Gate in time to accommodate officers of Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm, who paid a state visit to the city in 1898.

New ‘biography’ of Jerusalem Old City focuses on holy flashpoint’s diverse residents

In ‘Nine Quarters of Jerusalem,’ Matthew Teller challenges conventional theories of how the one-square kilometer is divided, and introduces readers to little-known communities.

By RENEE GHERT-ZAND

A view of Jerusalem Old City with the Dome of the Rock shrine, center, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

On an afternoon this past May, author Matthew Teller pulled a small wheeled suitcase behind him as he walked around Jerusalem.

The bag was packed with copies of his latest book, “Nine Quarters of Jerusalem: A New Biography of the Old City.”

Tower of David renewal seeks to reinstate ancient citadel as Old City beacon

Jerusalem fortress, some of it 2,500-years-old, is completing a $40 million renovation, bringing city’s historic ‘lighthouse’ into 21st century.

By JESSICA STEINBERG

The Patrick and Lina Entrance Pavilion at the renovated Tower of David Museum, slated to open in late 2022 (Courtesy Kimmel Eshkolot Architects)

There are portions of Jerusalem’s ancient Tower of David Museum that date as far back as 2,500 years, with sections that were regularly renovated and constructed over the centuries, depending on the period and its ruler.

Now the formidable fortress is undergoing a $40 million renewal project, making the museum complex accessible for the first time in its history, along with a new entrance pavilion and a state-of-the-art permanent exhibition.

Palestine & Jerusalem - circa 1900

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Old city Jerusalem Drone Aerial footage 4K

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Ciudad vieja de Jerusalén en la noche, Israel

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רושלים 1918 Jerusalem

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A Glimpse of Jerusalem

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9 inolvidables experiencias bíblicas en Israel

La historia de Tierra Santa se recrea con actividades prácticas que van desde las recorridas por túneles ocultos hasta el horneado de pan según la Biblia.

Por Jessica Halfin

Una actividad de historia viva en una villa de Nazaret. Foto cortesía

En Israel, por más moderno que sea el país, es difícil dar un paso sin recordar la conexión entre esta tierra y sus pueblos antiguos. Es que la historia se presenta casi en cada esquina.

2Cities1Break - Book your trip now!

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Jerusalem (A rare video!) - an old originals photographs of the Holy City from 1853 and up

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El Vigilante E95: Caminando por las Antiguas Murallas de Jerusalén

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Via Dolorosa and Gethsemane Garden

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Psalm 121 in HEBREW! בעברית (Lai, Lai, Lai) LIVE at the TOWER of DAVID, Jerusalem // Joshua Aaron

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Israel - Ayer y Hoy

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Yerushalayim Shel Zahav Jerusalen de oro Harel Moyal HD Hebreo español

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A glimpse of 19th century Jerusalem

In celebration of Jerusalem Day, the National Library of Israel takes a look back -- way back -- at the Holy City.

A street in the Christian Quarter. Detail of a photo by Félix Bonfils, around 1870.

What did Jerusalem look like 150 years ago? It seems we are the first generation to be able to answer this question with any degree of certainty, thanks to prints that have been preserved in the National Library, from the early days of photography in the Land of Israel.

AIPAC joins Israel for this incredible song

AIPAC, an American lobbying group that advocated for Israel join Israeli citizens and sing this incredible song. These people have a connection and it brought them together in unity and this is the result.

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Game of Thrones Jerusalem style!

Game of Thrones theme at the Tower of David? Yes! Check out what this a cappella group did in Jerusalem! You’ll definitely be entertained.

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