Ramadan

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

 Muslim women walk, as Israeli settlers carry Israeli flags next to a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi mosque, also known as the Cave of Patriarchs, on the day of the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, in Hebron's Old City, in the West Bank March 15, 2024.

Israel boosts security ahead of Ramadan amid rise in Jewish nationalist crime in West Bank

Israeli security forces investigate a ramming attack in Hebron, December 6, 2025; illustrative.

Ramadan will show if clan clashes are really over, say Hebron residents


What’s next for Gaza? Either a hostage return or Rafah campaign

Gantz: "Hamas has a choice – they can surrender, release the hostages, and the citizens of Gaza will be able to celebrate the holy holiday of Ramadan."

  Israeli soldiers operate outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in this photograph released by the IDF on February 18, the date on which the hospital – one of the largest in the southern Gaza Strip – stopped functioning.

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.

 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.

'Religious triggers may lead to escalation': Ceasefire hopes fade before Ramadan

Ceasefire hopes between Israel and Hamas fade as Ramadan approaches, with tensions high, and international pressure mounts on Israel amid concerns of escalating violence and a humanitarian crisis.

 A view of the al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in Jerusalem's Old City March 7, 2024.

Why is an Israel-Hamas ceasefire urgent?

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun.

 Israelis protest calling for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza outside the U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, March 5, 2024.

Israel's National Security Council calls on public to 'act responsibly' when traveling on Ramadan

"This period [Ramadan] has a unique religious meaning in the Muslim world. Muslim terrorist organizations see Ramadan as an opportunity to carry out attacks and acts of violence," the statement read.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators set fire to an Israeli flag during a rally to mark the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), during the holy month of Ramadan in Istanbul, Turkey April 14, 2023.

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.

 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.

Violent methods must be rejected as insanity - opinion

Violent methods must be roundly rejected and called out as the hallmark of insanity, mental deficiency, cruelty, oppression, and the end of a normal and healthy society.

 PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC Jihad supporters participate in an anti-Israel rally marking the 36th anniversary of the movement’s foundation, in Gaza City on the day before the October 7 attack on Israel.

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.”

 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.

Israel decides against Ramadan restrictions on Palestinians - Netanyahu

During the first week of Ramadan, no new limitations would be placed, and the number of east Jerusalem and West Bank Muslims allowed into the Temple Mount will remain the same as previous years.

 An Israeli security officer looks on at Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Palestinian Islamic Jihad calls for Ramadan to be 'month of terror’ - analysis

The PIJ comments are also linked to those made by Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who has called for escalation during Ramadan. 

 Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists participate in an anti-Israel military parade marking the 36th anniversary of the movement's foundation in Gaza City, October 4, 2023.