Temple Mount

Israeli activist group decries 'aggressive policy on the Temple Mount' ahead of Ramadan

Ir Amim decried what it described as recent “violations” of the status quo, which, up until recently, banned Jewish people from praying at the site.

Jews visit the Temple Mount, the site where the First and Second Temples once stood. Holy to both Jews and Muslims, it has been a flashpoint since 1967.
Temple Mount

Temple Mount’s delicate balance tested as Jewish prayer, Ramadan crowds meet

THE TEMPLE MOUNT, which Muslims call the Haram al-Sharif, is holy to both Jews and Muslims and has been a flashpoint since 1967.

Jews pray on Jerusalem's Temple Mount as decades-old status quo begins to shift

	Former hostage Eitan Mor attends a conference titled “Gaza: The Day After” at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on January 12, 2026.

First values, then holy places: Lesson from Sinai and Jerusalem - opinion


Ben-Gvir ascends Temple Mount on Sukkot to ‘pray for victory,' Hamas condemns visit

“I only pray that our prime minister will allow a full victory also in Gaza, to destroy Hamas, with God’s help, to return the hostages, and we will achieve an absolute victory,” he said.

MK's visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, on Jerusalem Day, May 26, 2025.

No. 8: Itamar Ben-Gvir: Arming Israel and making headlines, for better or worse

Itamar Ben-Gvir’s role as both a governmental power broker and lightning rod for controversy ensures his influence - for better or worse - will continue to reverberate far beyond Israel’s borders.

Itamar Ben-Gvir.

WATCH: Dozens of religious activists ascend Temple Mount in honor of Charlie Kirk

"Just as Charlie fought tirelessly for freedom of speech, we will continue to fight for freedom of worship and equal rights for Jews on the Temple Mount," one activist said.

Activists ascend the Temple Mount in honor of Charlie Kirk on September 17,2025.

Why do American Jews pray facing Jerusalem? - opinion

After 2,000 years, God has finally answered the prayers of millions of Jews and allowed them to return to their homeland

JEWS PRAY for forgiveness during this month of Elul, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. After 2,000 years, God has finally answered the prayers of millions of Jews and allowed them to return to their homeland.

Rabbi Leo Dee detained for putting on tefillin on Temple Mount on wedding day

On April 7, 2023, Rabbi Leo Dee lost his wife and two daughters in a terror attack.

 Rabbi Leo Dee (L) with his fiance Aliza Teplitsky.

'I will give the money, you will build the Temple,' Smotrich tells Jerusalem mayor

In response, Moshe Lion replied to Bezalel Smotrich: "You are the best finance minister Jerusalem has ever had."

  Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a Plenum session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, also attended by Argentine President Javier Milei (not pictured), in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025.

Tucker Carlson is once again spreading lies about Israel via his guests - opinion

This time, the lies he is spreading is about the Temple Mount.

Tucker Carlson (R) interviews Mother Agapia Stephanopoulos (L), August 2025.

From Temple Mount, Ben-Gvir says 'entire Gaza Strip must be occupied'

After Ben-Gvir's visit, the Prime Minister's Office issued a statement saying that Israel's status quo on the Temple Mount "has not changed and will not change"

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir seen after a visit at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, during the Tisha B’Av, August 3, 2025.

The third Temple cannot be built until we are kind to one another - opinion

Striving for social justice in both Jewish communities and society as a whole should be an integral part of our endeavor to rebuild the Temple and our future in general. 

A computer-generated rendition of the Third Temple

Ancient seal discovered in Temple Mount soil may link to King Josiah's era

Based on the writing style, the sealing dates to the late First Temple period, approximately the late-7th to early-6th century BCE.

Archaeologist Mordechai Ehrlich holding the sealing.