Jerusalem’s population increases 1.8 percent About 10 percent of Israel’s population, 760,800 people, live in Jerusalem, according to new data.
U.S. statement on nukes pact stirs concerns in Israel Given the delicate state of relations between the new administrations in Washington and Jerusalem, an American statement last week about the need for Israel to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty touched a raw nerve.
Pope places note in Western Wall Pope Benedict XVI placed a handwritten personal prayer seeking peace in the Western Wall in Jerusalem.