Part of the Via Dolorosa that follows the route of the Stations of the Cross walked by Jesus Christ. Photo: Saman Malik
Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. Photo: Indrani Basu
Outside of the checkpoint to Bethlehem in the West Bank. Photo: Kali Kotoski
Old City of Jerusalem. Photo: Indrani Basu
Israeli Defense Soldiers take a time-out. Photo: Indrani Basu
Israeli Defense Soldiers walking through the Old City. Photo: Indrani Basu
A Nun looks back towards her sisters on the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. The Church is a Christian holy site administered by six competing denominations. The roof is currently disputed between the Coptic and Ethiopian Orthodox faiths. Photo: Evan Simko-Bednarski
The Tomb of the Holy Sepulchre. Photo: Kali Kotoski
A worshiper inside the shrine at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, believed to be the site of the tomb of Jesus Christ. Photo: Evan Simko-Bednarski
A worshiper kneels to pray inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, as others wait in line to kneel at the spot where they believe Jesus Christ was crucified. Photo: Evan Simko-Bednarski
Pilgrims kneel at the Stone of Unction inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. The stone is where Christians believe Jesus was anointed after his crucifixion. Photo: Evan Simko-Bednarski
Graffiti on the street in the Old City of Jerusalem near the headquarters of the Latin Patriarchate. Photo: Evan Simko-Bednarski
Haredi community in Meah Shearim, one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem. Photo: Kali Kotoski
A begger in Meah Shearim. Photo: Kali Kotoski
A beggar in the Old City of Jerusalem. Photo: Kali Kotoski
Lights illuminate the Western Wall for prayer after dark. Photo: Kali Kotoski
Worshipers pray at the Western Wall. The retaining wall for the Temple Mount is held by many Jews to be the holiest location for prayer. Photo: Evan Simko-Bednarski
A man who hands out Kippas at the Western Wall. Photo: Kali Kotoski
A rabbi ties Tefillin for a visitor to the Western Wall. Photo: Kali Kotoski
A man prays fervently at the Western Wall. Photo: Kali Kotoski
An Orthodox Jew reads the Torah at the foot of the Western Wall. Photo: Kali Kotoski
Some Jews who pray at the Western Wall wear a torn garment as a sign of sorrow and commemoration of the destruction of the Temple . Photo: Kali Kotoski
A man studying the Torah. Photo Kali Kotoski
Male and female worshipers pray in separate sections at the Western Wall. Photo: Kali Kotoski
An IDF Soldier prays at the Western Wall. Photo: Evan Simko-Bednarski
Ultra-Orthodox men pray in the male-only section at the Western Wall. Photo: Evan Simko-Bednarski
The southern side of the Temple Mount. Photo: Kali Kotoski
Lead image: The separation wall as seen from the Bethlehem side. (The Land/Kali Kotoski)