Jerusalem’s iconic mayor Teddy Kollek, third from right, at the dedication of the stretch of the Jerusalem beach in Tel Aviv (Courtesy Yosef Lior) This week, from May 10 until May 13, Jerusalemites ...

JERUSALEM (RNS) The outcry over the beach is just one of the many battles the ultra-Orthodox community has waged in recent years over the issue of Shabbat closures and the sanctity of Jerusalem.

JERUSALEM, June 15 (bdnews24.com/AFP) – Despite being 60 kilometres (37 miles) from the coast, Jerusalem is about to get its first beach. Mayor Nir Barkat will ...

Mayor Nir Barkat will later today open Holy City beach, including lounge chairs and beach volley ball courts, in a park in central Jerusalem, his office said. "This is the first beach in the history ...