Jericho

Jericho, Cholula, Luoyang, Plovdiv: Explore the world's oldest cities

Argos, one of Greece's oldest continuously inhabited cities, is located on the Peloponnese peninsula. Varanasi, on the sacred Ganges River, is one of the oldest cities in the world.

 Mar Saba Monastery located near Jericho.
 Mount of Temptation, Jericho.

With more than 11,000 years of history, Jericho is the oldest inhabited city in the world

 IDF soldiers besiege the homes of Palestinian terror suspects near Jericho, in the West Bank, on February 4, 2023

Shin Bet thwarts plan to kidnap Israelis near Jericho, suspects indicted

A man identified as US Air Force soldier Aaron Bushnell, 25, moments before setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC.

West Bank city names street after self-immolating US soldier Aaron Bushnell


We must reassert Jewish ties to 'Palestinian' land - editorial

The most outrageous part of UNESCO’s designation is its collusion with Palestinian efforts to not only erase the city’s Jewish heritage but claim it as their own.

 An image of the ancient Jericho archaeological site.

UNESCO names ancient Jericho a World Heritage site in Palestine

Numerous Israeli and Zionist organizations criticized the UN organization's decision.

 The UNESCO logo is seen during the opening of the 39th session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at their headquarters in Paris, France, October 30, 2017.

Israeli delegation in Saudi Arabia for UNESCO’s World Heritage meeting

Israel’s presence at the UNESCO event is seen as a sign of warming ties with Saudi Arabia in advance of a normalization deal.

A general view of the UNESCO headquarters in Paris

UNESCO lies: Jericho is not in 'Palestine' because no such state exists - opinion

UNESCO is not just overstepping its mandate; it’s taking a blatant side in a geopolitical conflict. This is a direct insult to every Jew and Christian who respects the Bible.

 THE WRITER tours the area of Jericho. ‘UNESCO is undermining the biblical significance of Jericho,’ he says.

WATCH: Israel Police elite unit thwarts terror attack in Jericho

This operation was carried out in conjunction with other Israeli security forces. 

IDF female combat soldiers.

How seriously should we take Nasrallah's threats?

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and Lahav Harkov.

 Members of Imam al-Mahdi scouts carry a picture of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, during a religious procession to mark Ashura in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon

UNESCO to rule on ancient Jericho as Palestinian World Heritage site

Jericho prides itself on being the oldest most continuously inhabited city in the world, dating back over 10,000 years and for being at the lowest point below sea level of any municipality.

 An image of the ancient Jericho archaeological site.

10 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces near Jericho - report

Aqabat Jaber has been the scene of repeated clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians.

 IDF soldiers operate in the West Bank. May 22, 2023

Palestinian teen killed in IDF West Bank raid - Palestinian sources

The IDF operated in the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp, adjacent to Jericho, to apprehend Palestinians suspected in involvement in attacks against Israelis.

 An Israeli border police officer aims his weapon as another prepares to fire tear gas canisters towards Palestinian demonstrators protesting against Israeli settlements near Nablus in the West Bank, April 10, 2023.

'He was the ultimate friend': American-Israeli Elan Ganeles laid to rest

"I searched for the right words and could not find them. I do not know what you say to parents and brothers who lost the most precious thing," Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu said, eulogized Elan.

 People hold placards as they mourn Elan Ganeles, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen killed in a shooting attack while he was driving near the West Bank city of Jericho by a suspected Palestinian gunman, during his funeral, outside the cemetery, in Raanana, Israel, March 1, 2023

WATCH: IDF nab suspects who murdered American-Israeli Elan Ganeles

The security forces entered Aqabat Jabr refugee camp in the Jordan Valley earlier on Wednesday afternoon.

 Israeli soldiers patrol near Beit HaArava, an Israeli settlement and kibbutz in the West Bank, located near the Dead Sea and Jericho at the eponymous Beit HaArava Junction