Central Jerusalem
Summer nights in the city
Warm summer days bring crowds into the centre of Jerusalem for open-air music and street celebrations — the city out in full on a normal weekend.
Israel Today
See Israel as it is right now
Many travellers ask what daily life in Israel actually looks like right now. Rather than answer with reassurances, we post current footage and photographs from the ground — each one dated.
Travel conditions can change. Because we are based in Jerusalem, we monitor conditions locally and stay in close contact with our guides, hotels, transportation providers and partners. We will always give you a straight answer about what we are seeing.
Jerusalem
A full house near the Knesset
An ordinary evening at a busy restaurant near Israel's parliament — tables full, the city eating out as always.
Jerusalem
The Jerusalem Jazz Festival
Open-air music in the summer evening — one of the many cultural festivals that fill the Jerusalem calendar through the year.
Jerusalem
Purim in Jerusalem
The streets of Jerusalem during Purim — costumes, music and celebration across the city, one of the most joyful days of the year.
Jerusalem
Welcoming a new Torah scroll
A Hachnasat Sefer Torah — the joyful procession that accompanies a newly completed Torah scroll through the streets, with music, dancing and a canopy, late into the evening.
The Kotel, Jerusalem
Chanukkah at the Western Wall
Chanukkah nights at the Kotel — thousands gathering at the Western Wall for the lighting, one of the most moving scenes of the Jerusalem winter.
Kikar Zion, Jerusalem
Chanukkah in Zion Square
Chanukkah in the heart of the city — public menorah lighting, music and crowds filling Zion Square through the winter nights.
New photos and video from the ground are added regularly. Video clips are being published progressively — the still frames shown here are from that footage.
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