Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Temple Mount with Rabbi Elisha Wolfson, says he observes a significant change in conditions at the site and calls for continued efforts to expand Jewish presence.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the Supreme Court's decision to allow demonstrations in Tel Aviv, noting there are restrictions on prayer at the Western Wall during the Passover holiday.
Police presented a plan to the Supreme Court to allow worshippers into the Western Wall and the Temple Mount in small groups of up to 150 people, with immediate evacuation in the event of an alert.
Judge Shmuel Herbst in his decision reviewed the importance of the commandment of the Passover offering and declared that there were no grounds for an extended order removing those attempting it from the city.
Under the pretext of Ramadan Temple Mount prayers: Muslim hospital doctor caught at the Hizma Checkpoint attempting to smuggle rare 2,000-year-old coins engraved in ancient Hebrew script into Israel.
The Arab world has become increasingly critical of the debris strikes from Iranian missiles near Islamic holy sites.
Hadash and Ta'al, two of the Knesset's Arab parties, claim unfair discrimination against Muslims wishing to visit Al-Aqsa Mosque, ignoring closure of workplaces and schools throughout Israel.
Right-wing activist Baruch Marzel sparked a viral stir with an AI-generated image of fighter jets over the Temple Mount, drawing over 100,000 views and sharp criticism from the Palestinian Authority.
The Palestine Liberation Organization denies the historical and religious Jewish connection to the Temple Mount and warns against plans to perform the Passover sacrifice during the upcoming holiday.
The coalition backed the vote, but it has sparked controversy over whether it would also apply to visits to the Temple Mount, which the Chief Rabbinate opposes.
When Israel retreated from its holiest site during Ramadan, it fueled the hope that the Jewish state can eventually be pushed out of Jerusalem entirely. No more. Op-ed.
The construction of the Mikdash/Mishkan/Tent of Meeting transformed us from a collection of families to a united nation, united in in our worship of G-d.
Visiting hours for Jews ascending Temple Mount during Ramadan to be expanded.
MK Amit Halevi went to the Temple Mount, attacked the decision to limit Jewish entry during the afternoon during Ramadan, and demanded that the existing order be maintained.
Humbling ourselves before G-d means strengthening ourselves before others.
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu says number of Arabs visiting Temple Mount has dropped by half - and shares why.
Jerusalem District Commissioner Avshalom Peled approved the placement of an organized shoe rack at the entrance to the Temple Mount, ending the practice of leaving shoes in piles.
Police will allow Jews to enter their holiest site with approved prayer sheets after years of non-Muslim prayer being prohibited at the site.
The Beyadenu movement demanded that the protective coverings be returned to wooden beams, some dated as far back as King Solomon, before the onset of the winter rains.
A group of Levites sang the final verse of 'Maoz Tzur' at Judaism's holiest site in memory of the victims of the horrific terror attack in Sydney.
How did an ancient pendant made of cast lead, decorated on both sides with a seven-branched menorah, come to Jerusalem at a time when Jewish presence in the city was restricted?
Rabbi Eli Schlanger, a Chabad emissary in Sydney, Australia, who was murdered in the shooting attack in the city, visited the roof of the Machkameh synagogue, at the edge of the Temple Mount.
National Security Minister sharply rebukes Ronen Bar after former Shin Bet head claims Ben Gvir's visits to the Temple Mount contributed to Hamas’s October 7 massacre.
Despite normalization, UAE echoes adversarial rhetoric in condemning Israel’s actions in Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria, drawing closer to regional critics.
Qatari Foreign Ministry claims attempt to 'harm' Al Aqsa Mosque is an attack on millions of Muslims worldwide.
Since Hamas named the Gaza war the “Al Aqsa Flood,” at some point, doesn’t Israel need to respond? Opinion.
Is there any hope on the horizon for a reversal from seemingly universal Muslim antagonism toward the “devious Jew” to peaceful accommodation with the Jewish Abrahamic brother? Read a possible Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi Legacy. Opinion.
Assyrian cuneiform inscription, estimated to be 2,700 years old, offers rare evidence of official correspondence between the Assyrian Empire and the Kingdom of Judah.
MK Succot ascended the Temple Mount and declared that the real 'Al-Aqsa Flood' - the name Hamas used for the October 7th massacre - was only beginning.
Jewish activist arrested near gates of Jerusalem's Old City while making his way to the Temple Mount with a goat for sacrifice.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir ascends Temple Mount in honor of Sukkot holiday, to pray 'for the destruction of Hamas and the return of the hostages.'
Under National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's policy, the number of Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount on Rosh Hashanah has nearly doubled, records show.
Former MK Yehudah Glick, himself the survivor of an assassination attempt, will lead a prayer gathering of Jews and Christians at 'the house of prayer for all nations.'
The day we take the Temple Mount back, the day we free our oldest hostage, that’s the day we’ll also free all the others. Op-ed.
Rabbi Leo Dee, who lost his wife and two daughters in a 2023 terror attack, was detained on the Temple Mount for praying with tefillin and banned for a week, just hours before his wedding.
Hamas-affiliated media condemned Jewish worship on the Temple Mount during Elul’s start, calling shofar blowing, dancing, and prayers a 'flagrant violation' of al-Aqsa Mosque.
The PA accuses Israel of using the shofar to impose sovereignty and erode the Islamic character of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
Ha'arun Nasser al-Din, the Hamas official overseeing Jerusalem affairs, issued a warning against what he described as “settler incitement” to increase Jewish visits to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the upcoming Rosh Hashanah holiday.
Following a significant increase in the number of visitors ascending the Temple Mount, the organizations operating at the site have decided to unite under a joint steering committee to represent the needs of Jewish visitors.
Deputy Foreign Minister MK Sharren Haskel responds to threats aimed at her family following her visit to the Temple Mount: 'Red lines have been crossed.'
Thousands ascend to pray; Jews allowed to sing, prostrate under new policy hailed as historic change in worship rights at Judaism’s holiest site.
About 1,200 participants from all over the country circled the Temple Mount to pray at each of the gates.
For the first time in years, Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount were allowed to sing and dance freely throughout the holy site, in accordance with a new policy set by Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir.
Jews were documented this morning dancing and bowing on the Temple Mount during a visit to the site.
Moshe Dayan gave away the holiest spot in Judaism because he believed it would bring peace. Instead, it became an opportunity for the Palestinian Arabs to bring violence upon Israel. Opinion.
A senior Hamas official claims that Ben Gvir’s visit to the Temple Mount reflects Israel’s attempt to Judaize Jerusalem as part of the religious war it is waging.
Qatari FM warns Israel’s actions on 'occupied Palestinian land' and in Gaza will 'escalate regional violence,' and derail two-state solution.
MK Tzvi Succot ascends Temple Mount on Jerusalem Day, raising Israeli flag, praying for victory in the war and the safe return of hostages, and emphasizing the importance of Jewish sovereignty on the sacred site.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir ascended the Temple Mount for Jerusalem Day together with members of the Otzma Yehudit party.
Dozens of rabbis argue that visits to the holiest site in Judaism during wartime do not strengthen Israel’s connection to the Temple Mount but rather harm it and undermine the broader effort against the enemy.
Hamas official accuses Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of encouraging the Temple Mount organizations to 'invade' the al-Aqsa Mosque and to 'desecrate it.'
PA’s foreign affairs bureau calls on the international community and the UN Security Council to take practical steps to protect Jerusalem and its holy sites.
The terror organization condemned the 'frantic attempts to Judaize and seize Islamic holy sites' and called on Muslims to rise up to defend the site. Succot: 'The days of fear are over.'
First days of Passover see 30% rise in the number of Jewish visitors ascending and praying on the Temple Mount.
Indictment filed against 2 Galilee residents for contact with terrorist elements, planning a stabbing attack on the Temple Mount and attempting to join the Tulkarm Brigades.
Hamas channels are warning that Israelis attempting to offer the Passover lamb on the Temple Mount are a prelude to Israel attempting to replace the mosques with the Third Temple.
After 13 days during which the Temple Mount was closed to Jews, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir ascends, drawing criticism from haredi MK.
Democratic Congressmen notes how 80,000 Muslims were able to pray on the Temple Mount for the first day of Ramadan under Israeli rule while Jews were banned from the Western Wall under Jordanian rule.
Group of volunteers convenes in Elon Moreh to practice preparation of the Omer offering, the sacrifice that is offered in the Temple immediately after Passover.
The Kohanim possessed the codes which bring the light and blessing of Hashem to all humanity and to every created thing on Earth. Without the Beit HaMikdash, however, all of humanity is like an orphan.
