Temple Mount

Jerusalem Police complete Ramadan preparations, vow to maintain status quo on Temple Mount

Jerusalem District Commander Avshalom Peled said ahead of Ramadan that the district remains “committed to safeguarding freedom of worship for members of all religions and communities in the city.”

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Muslim worshippers attend the last Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, March 28, 2025.
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.

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.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
Temple Mount

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

For decades after 1967, the Temple Mount was defined by a simple rule: Jews could visit but not pray. Small but meaningful changes are quietly shifting that balance.

|ByNATAN ROTHSTEIN
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

Police are allowing limited Jewish prayer on Temple Mount, marking the most significant shift to the status quo since 1967 - and stirring quiet tension on one of the world’s most contested sites.

|ByLINDA GRADSTEIN

Police arrest eight for chants supporting Hamas on Temple Mount

About 3,600 police officers were deployed across Jerusalem on Friday in order to keep the peace and secure worshippers.

APRIL 5, 2024ByTZVI JOFFRE
A drone view shows the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount, at sunrise on the last Friday of Ramadan, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2024.

The Temple Mount could be a home for all peoples - opinion

Aggression has only exacerbated the problem for all parties.

MARCH 27, 2024ByLEORA SCHEFRES
The Dome of the Rock and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City as viewed from the Mount of Olives. This place should be for all who are interested in free and safe access and peaceful worship together, the writer maintains.

Ramadan powder keg: The Temple Mount in the eye of the storm - opinion

Prof. Yitzhak Reiter explains the government's irresponsible policy, Ben-Gvir's provocations to aid Hamas, the need to represent all Israelis, and demand caution from police in Temple Mount matters.

MARCH 26, 2024ByPROF. YITZHAK REITER
Recruiting for the Palestinian struggle: "The Jews want to take over Al-Aqsa."

Netanyahu rejecting Ben-Gvir's Ramadan demand signals a return to sanity - opinion

Netanyahu’s wise choice to allow Israeli Arabs entry to Temple Mount during Ramadan, rejecting Ben-Gvir’s stance, signals a return to much-needed sanity amid volatile times.

MARCH 12, 2024By EHUD YATOM
Benjamin Netanyahu, Itamar Ben Gabir in the Knesset

FM Israel Katz addresses Muslims in Israel and around the world as Ramadan begins

"Hamas is trying to present our war as a war against Muslims. This is a lie. Our war is against murderers of children who distort Islam to justify their barbarism," Katz explained.

MARCH 10, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Foreign Minister Israel Katz wishes a blessed Ramadan holiday to Muslims in Israel and around the world.

First night of Ramadan marred by crowding, scuffle in Jerusalem

Police and the Shin Bet uncovered a Hamas-linked terrorist group in Sakhnin, issuing charges against 13 suspects.

MARCH 10, 2024ByTZVI JOFFRE
Muslim worshippers take part in the evening 'Tarawih' prayers during of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in front of the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City March 10, 2024.

Ben-Gvir: Police can't deal with Temple Mount traffic, cabinet must convene

Warns that even after ‘incredible efforts of the police, there are significant gaps in the ability to implement the prime minister’s decision without endangering human life’

MARCH 9, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Head of the Otzma Yehudit party MK Itamar Ben Gvir at a special committee in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 18, 2022.

Accepting Muslim violence during Ramadan insults the majority of world Muslims - opinion

It is equally true that Ramadan frequently has been celebrated with an orgy of Muslim, especially Palestinian, violence. Ramadan is exploited as an excuse for ramped-up holy war against Israel.

MARCH 9, 2024ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
THEN-PRIME MINISTER Golda Meir is accompanied by defense minister Moshe Dayan, as they meet with IDF soldiers on the Golan Heights during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Egypt and Syria launched an attack against Israel on Yom Kippur – during the month of Ramadan.

Ex-police official: 'Ben-Gvir may ignite conflict during Ramadan'

Arieh Amit, a former high-ranking police officer, discussed how the Israel Police can manage the issue of Ramadan and the Temple Mount, highlighting concerns over Minister Ben-Gvir's conduct.

MARCH 6, 2024ByMATAN WASSERMAN, ALON HACHMON
Israeli minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir at a press conference with Israeli Chief of Police Kobi Shabtai (unseen) at the Ministry of National Security in Jerusalem, on January 24, 2023.

Dispelling the myths regarding Ramadan - opinion

Jerusalem, declared Sir Mark Sykes, is “inflammable ground” and “a careless word or gesture might set half a continent aflame.”

MARCH 6, 2024ByYISRAEL MEDAD
PALESTINIANS SHOUT slogans and wave flags, including of Hamas, depicting Israel as part of Palestine at al-Aqsa compound on the Temple Mount during Ramadan, last year.