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.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
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

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
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

In 2025, the number of “nationalistic” Jewish crimes spiked to 867, up from 682 incidents in 2024. More than 50 incidents of nationalist crimes were reported in the past month.

|ByCORINNE BAUM, FRAIDY MOSER
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

Sources noted that representatives of several families offered to “take measures against any member who acts independently or takes the law into their own hands.

|ByDANA BEN-SHIMON

Is the media about to ignite World War III? - opinion

When false accusations are inevitably made against Israel during Ramadan this year, how will the international media handle it?

MARCH 2, 2024ByGIL HOFFMAN
TENS OF thousands of Muslim worshipers pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during Ramadan, in Jerusalem’s Old City, April 2023.

Hamas must not terrorize on Ramadan - editorial

We need to say with one voice that this evil Hamas group will no longer attack Jews on Jewish holidays and will no longer ruin the lives of Muslims in the region by continuously bringing war.

MARCH 1, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
WAVING HAMAS flags after Ramadan prayers on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, April 22. Occupationalists seems to side with Hamas and not with peaceful Muslim worshipers.

Ben-Gvir attacks Shin Bet after Palestinian prisoners released from jail

The IDF and Shin Bet said that the release was done because the prisons were running out of room.

MARCH 1, 2024ByTZVI JOFFRE
Ministro de Seguridad Nacional, Itamar Ben-Gvir

Israel is still reviewing access to Al Aqsa over Ramadan

"The specific issue of prayer on the Temple Mount, in Al Aqsa, is currently still under discussion by the cabinet," Government Spokesperson Avi Hyman said in a briefing on Thursday.

FEBRUARY 29, 2024ByREUTERS
An Israeli security officer looks on at Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Netanyahu, police wait until last minute for Ramadan Temple Mount decision

Two weeks before Ramadan, and the concern over fermenting unrest due to intentions to limit the ascent of Israeli Arabs to the Temple Mount is preoccupying security authorities.

FEBRUARY 29, 2024BySHLOMI HELLER
The Temple Mount, and al-Aqsa Mosque, seen behind a fence of barbed wire, Jerusalem, February 2024

US presses Israel on Temple Mount worship, Hamas calls for Al-Aqsa march

Concern is high about the potential for increased violence due to the religious sensitivities of the Ramadan holiday.

FEBRUARY 28, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Israeli police officers during clashes outside the Al Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem's Old City on April 17, 2022.

Ministers to Netanyahu: Exclude Ben-Gvir from Temple Mount, Ramadan talks

Ben-Gvir called on Netanyahu to unequivocally deny the report in a response on X sent Wednesday night.

FEBRUARY 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(Illustrative) People hold Hamas flags as Palestinians gather after performing the last Friday of Ramadan to protest over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, May 7, 2021.

Hamas chief Haniyeh calls on Arabs to storm al-Aqsa on Ramadan

Hamas terror chief Ismail Haniyeh made a televised statement on Wednesday calling on barricades at al-Aqsa Mosque at the start of Ramadan and Hamas's "flexible" stance on hostage negotiations.

FEBRUARY 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, speaks in a pre-recorded message shown on a screen during a press event for Al Quds International Institution in Beirut, Lebanon February 28, 2024.

'October 7, part two': Iran plans for terror during Ramadan, Israel charges

Defense Minister Gallant presses for more West Bank Palestinian workers, slams Ben-Gvir on Temple Mount.

FEBRUARY 27, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Palestinians protest after Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, at the Al Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem's Old City, March 31, 2023.

'An explosion is coming': Hamas warns against Ramadan restrictions on Temple Mount

[Our] anger is imminent… and an explosion is coming in response to any restrictions on the entry of Muslims to Al-Aqsa Mosque during the month of Ramadan,” Hamas wrote.

FEBRUARY 24, 2024BySAM HALPERN
WAVING HAMAS flags after Ramadan prayers on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, April 22. Occupationalists seems to side with Hamas and not with peaceful Muslim worshipers.