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The 450,000 square meter development will be in the abandoned quarry on the southwest border of Mevaseret Zion.

More jobs needed for Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion sees the city becoming Israel's tech capital but even government ministries are staying away. New office developments might improve the situation. With 10% of Israel's adult population and only 7% of the country's jobs, Jerusalem is not realizing its employment potential. Even though it has government ministries, ten institutes of higher education, high-tech companies, and good transport links, it is not considered an in-demand location for businesses. According to the Geocartagraphia Institute, Jerusalem has three million square meters of emplo...

Rare ancient bronze oil lamp for luck unearthed in Jerusalem Archaeologists in Jerusalem discover rare 1,900-year-old bronze oil lamp buried in the foundations of an ancient building. May 6, 2021, 12:30 pm The oil lamp was discovered in the foundations of a building and thought to have been buried to bring good fortune to inhabitants. Photo by Koby Harati, City of David A rare bronze oil lamp shaped like a grotesque face was recently discovered in excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), in the City of David National Park. Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists, A...

The lamp, discovered in the foundations of an ancient building, is believed to have been a ritual offering • Only a few objects of this kind have ever been found, and never before in Jerusalem, say researchers.

64 shares A bronze oil lamp discovered in the foundations of a Roman-Era building in Jerusalem's City of David Pilgrimage Road, May 2021. (Koby Harati/City of David) Archaeologists have discovered a rare oil lamp, shaped like a grotesque face cut in half, at the foundation of a building erected in Jerusalem’s City of David shortly after the destruction of the Second Temple almost 2,000 years ago. It is the first finding of its kind in Israel, and one of just a few worldwide. Israel Antiquities Authority researchers said in a statement Wednesday that they believe the bronze lamp was us...