Why We Can’t Lose Mount of Olives

If Israel were to cede this area to the Palestinians, it would have grave implications. The Palestinians aim to claim all of biblical Jerusalem, including the Old City and the Mount of Olives, areas integral to Judeo-Christian heritage.

British Monarch to be anointed with Jerusalem olive oil

King Charles will be crowned on May 6 and the oil – called Chrism oil – that will be used to anoint the new king comes from olives harvested from two groves located on the grounds of the Monastery of Mary Magdalene and the Monastery of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives.  The Monastery […]