Temple Mount

Appeal accepted:

Restrictions on teens who prayed on Temple Mount reinstated

District Court accepts police appeal against lifting of restrictions on teens who recited "Shema Yisrael" on the Temple Mount.

Former MK blasts court ruling on Temple Mount

Former MK Ibrahim Sarsur says ruling permitting the reciting of "Shema" on the Temple Mount is political.

Turkish Foreign Minister to visit Temple Mount without Israelis

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to meet PA officials before Israeli officials during visit to Israel.

Police appeal court ruling permitting 'Shema' on Temple Mount

Police say court erred in concluding saying Shema prayer, bowing on Temple Mount by Jews is not a disruption o the public order.

Historic verdict: No more discrimination on the Temple Mount?

A lawyer for Honenu says the historic sentence paves the way for numerous changes in the status quo on the holy site.

Jordan condemns court ruling on Temple Mount

Jordan on court decision allowing Jews to recite Shema on Temple Mount: It lacks legal status under international law.

Court rules:

Jews can say Shema Yisrael and bow on the Temple Mount

Judge cancels restrictive conditions imposed on three teens who bowed and recited "Shema Yisrael" during their visit to the Temple Mount.

Police to Right-wing Activist:

'Do you really want to demolish Al Aqsa?'

Satirical Facebook post lands Lehava head with a summons; similar post by Peace Now has no consequences.

Israel opposes Turkish FM's visit to Temple Mount

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu wants to visit Temple Mount without any Israelis accompanying him in visit to Israel.

Op-ed:

The Muslim Brotherhood’s foreign minister

Israel’s government owes its survival to a hostile, anti-Semitic actor that is actively working towards its destruction. Op-ed.

Hamas leader 'not afraid' of Israel

Yahya Sinwar, Hamas leader in Gaza, says he does 'not take Israel into consideration,' warns against Jews visiting Temple Mount.

Jordan's Foreign Minister:

'There is no Israeli sovereignty over the Temple Mount'

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi blasts Israel and declares: Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine.

PM denies Israel agreed to tighten Muslim control of Temple Mount

Prime Minister Bennett denies Israel agreed to increase in Muslim authority's presence on Temple Mount. 'No change on the Temple Mount.'

Biden to meet Jordanian King, discuss Middle East

The meeting follows recent clashes on the Temple Mount and Jordan's criticism of Israel over those clashes.

Temple Mount:

Public Security Minister submits to Jordanian demands

Minister Omer Barlev agrees to allow additional 50 Waqf members to police Temple Mount compound in response to Jordanian demands.

Haredi MK:

Bennett must return his keys, hand them to someone capable

'We don't need to search for a reason for why our enemies murder us. Every time they invent different reasons,' MK Deri says.

PA's response to Bennett: The Western Wall is also ours

Abbas' adviser on religious affairs rejects Prime Minister Bennett's remarks on Israel's sovereignty over the Temple Mount.

Report:

Livid Abbas is not taking coalition leaders' phone calls

The chairman of Ra'am is angry with Bennett's conduct regarding Ra’am’s demands vis-à-vis the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Coalition crisis

Bennett's men furious at Shaked's 'irretrievable harm to govt'

Prime Minister seeks to appease Ra'am while Shaked speaks out on Temple Mount, settlement construction.

While party leader is abroad:

Renewed demands that Ra'am leave coalition over Temple Mount

Ra'am's spiritual leadership seeks to pass resolution forcing party to leave coalition while MK Abbas is abroad.

Independence Day:

Hatikva & an Israeli flag on the Temple Mount

Singers told to be quiet, flag confiscated.

Independence Day:

MK Yomtob Kalfon visits the Temple Mount

Kalfon was heckled: "The Temple Mount doesn't want you, who sits with Arabs in government."

Watch: Female activists try to hoist Israeli flag on Temple Mt.

The young women were arrested following their attempt to hoist the flag on Judaism's holiest site.

Temple Mount reopened to Jews after 14-day closure

Hundreds queued from early morning, but police are only permitting small groups to enter.

Hamas in message to Israel:

'The rocket launchers are ready for action'

Arab newspaper reports that Hamas warned Israel that "damage to Al-Aqsa Mosque could lead to the firing of rockets from Gaza."

Fueling Jew hatred on the Temple Mount

Jordan, the Arab League, the UN and the US, all fuel raw antisemitisim at Judaism's holiest site. Opinion.

Odeh's holiday message: We will win

In Eid al-Fitr message, MK Ayman Odeh says the presence at Al-Aqsa during Ramadan taught about the Palestinians' willingness to sacrifice.

Op-ed:

Biden warns Israel against ‘freedom of worship

His administration tells Jews to stop praying. Op-ed.

Bennett: No increased Jordanian control of Temple Mount

PM's office calls reports any alteration to Temple Mount status quo, including giving in to Jordanian demands, 'baseless.'

Hamas unveils huge terrorist display on Temple Mount

Hamas hangs massive poster on Temple Mount to mark end of Ramadan.

Commissioner instructs:

Minimum number of police officers on Temple Mount

Commissioner instructs Jerusalem District Commander to change his approach to Temple Mount disturbances.

Menachem Ben Yashar, early Temple Mount activist, passes away

Ben Yashar was born in Germany before the Second World War. He passed away at the age of 98.

Coalition crisis:

Ra'am demands 'amended' status quo on Temple Mount

Mansour Abbas wants Jordan to present list of demands. Without Israeli acquiescence, Ra'am will not return to coalition.

Lod imam arrested yet again

Sheikh Yusuf Albaz, imam of the Great Mosque in Lod, arrested suspicion of inciting Muslim worshipers on Temple Mount.

Will ties with Jordan implode over disagreement on Temple Mt?

The Hashemite Kingdom is livid with Jewish pilgrimages to the holy site.

Temple Mount clashes:

2 arrested as Arab rioters throw rocks, fireworks at police

Defense establishment preparing for further clashes on the last Friday of the month of Ramadan.

Report:

Ra'am chairman met Jordan's King Abdullah II

MK Mansour Abbas reportedly met King Abdullah II of Jordan in Amman and discussed with him the situation in Jerusalem.

Expert:

'Israel should not give up control of the Temple Mount'

Ahead of Jordan-Israel meeting on Temple Mount, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amos Gilad says Israel should ensure police officers can remain there.

MK Odeh ascends Temple Mount in violation of guidelines

Joint List chairman attends Laylat al-Qadr prayer at the Al-Aqsa Mosque without informing Knesset Sergeant-at-Arms in advance.

Jordan pressuring Israel to maintain status quo on Temple Mount

As tensions at the holy site mount, Israel's government has made it clear it will not alter the existing status quo to avoid confrontation.

Again:

Arabs riot following morning prayer on Temple Mount

Arab youths continued a cycle of rioting on the holy site despite heightened police presence throughout the Old City of Jerusalem.

Jordan demands increased control of Temple Mount

Jordan submits demands to US by which Waqf would have total control over visits by non-Muslims to the Temple Mount, impose more restrictions

Op-ed:

The Temple Mount is not really in our hands

We act as if we are the Romans and the Arabs are the Jews - but having Arabs in control of the Temple Mount is a sign of exile. Op-ed.

Jason Greenblatt:

'Israel does its best to allow freedom of worship'

Former Trump envoy responds to Jordan's demands that "status quo" on Temple Mount be respected.

Israel closes Temple Mount to Jews 'until further notice'

Following repeated Arab riots, Israel bars Jews from visiting Jerusalem holy site, without specifying duration of the ban.

Ra'am MK:

'The road to elections is short if our demands aren't met'

MK Waleed Taha says his party has an influential role in matters related to the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Erdan to Security Council:

'Palestinian terror groups inflame Jerusalem'

Ambassador Gilad Erdan criticizes UN Security Council for wasting its time dealing with Palestinian lies.

Temple Mount limitations:

‘This is apartheid against Jewish people’

Attorney Nati Rom: “People of the Bible must come out against discrimination and racism against Jews on the Temple Mount."

Amb. Erdan presents the truth of the Temple Mount at the UN

Israeli Ambassador to the UN gives media briefing outside Security Council on causes of recent violence on the Temple Mount.

Airbrushing Jews out of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount

The Arab’s Orwellian ideological and theological war against history is a "tissue of lies," and the world listens. Op-ed.

Erdan to speak about Temple Mount in UN Security Council

Ambassador Erdan asks UN to show videos proving the violence of Palestinian Arab rioters on the Temple Mount.

Lapid: 'Terrorists are trying to hijack Al-Aqsa Mosque'

'We're not planning to partition Temple Mount.' Israeli Foreign Minister, defends police over removal of rioters from Temple Mount.

How Temple Mount riots magically disappeared from US media

Liberal magicians make riots disappear. They don't see the lethal rocks hurled at those at the Western Wall located below the Mount. Op-ed.

Truth is G-d’s Signature

This is the land promised to us. But we must believe it before we can tell the world. It is why we celebrate Passover!

Former leftist MK:

'I believe Jews have a right to pray on the Temple Mount'

'Not every right must be realized, any provocation is irresponsible,' former MK Zehava Galon says.

PM Bennett criticizes UN for not condemning rocket fire

'These are people who prepared rocks and firebombs ahead of time, for use from within the mosque,' PM Bennett tells UN's Guterres.

Temple Mount rioters threw stones at Western Wall worshipers

Hundreds of Arabs riot on the Temple Mount during Friday prayers, some throwing stones towards the Western Wall.

Arab League criticizes Israel over Temple Mount

Arab League demands Israel end Jewish prayers inside Temple Mount, says they are "a flagrant affront to Muslim feelings".

Morocco summons Israeli envoy over Temple Mount clashes

Morocco summons Israel's chargé d'affaires over clashes taking place in Jerusalem's Old City.

Lapid presents:

Five facts about the Temple Mount

Foreign Minister: Israel stopped Jewish extremists in Jerusalem. Muslim moderates need to do the same.