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

Letters to the Editor May 1, 2023: Israel’s prerogative

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

MAY 1, 2023ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Rising inflation threatens Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Pakistan

Pakistan's inflation rate jumped to 35.4% in March 2023—the highest it has been in almost 50 years.

APRIL 23, 2023ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
Muslims attend Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, in Karachi, Pakistan April 22, 2023.

‘Eidiya,’ visits, and new clothes: The most prominent aspects of Eid in the GCC

The Eid al-Fitr holiday extends for more than three days in Gulf countries. However, the first day is usually devoted to family visits.

APRIL 23, 2023ByHUDHAIFA EBRAHIM/THE MEDIA LINE
PALESTINIANS ATTEND Eid al-Fitr prayers this week at al-Aqsa.

At least 78 killed in stampede during Ramadan event in Yemen

Hundreds of people had crowded into a school to receive financial donations, which amounted to 5,000 Yemeni riyals, or about $9 per person,

APRIL 20, 2023ByREUTERS
Abandoned footwear and other belongings lie on the ground after a stampede in Sanaa, Yemen, April 19, 2023, in this still image taken from video.

Finding meaning together with Jews, Muslims and President Herzog - opinion

Ultimately, our religions are different but our God is one and we share our common humanity.

APRIL 20, 2023ByYAAKOV NAGEN
THE WRITER addresses the Iftar gathering as President Isaac Herzog (center) and Michal Herzog listen

8 terrorist attacks thwarted by security forces in Jerusalem

Two Jerusalem municipal workers arrested for desecrating Israeli flag and sharing video of act on social media.

APRIL 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli police walk near a security incident scene near the compound known to Muslims as Al-Aqsa or the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 1, 2023.

Independence Day barbeques to be plagued by chicken shortage

The slaughtering of chickens will be disrupted due to Eid al-Fitr just as demand rises for Independence Day.

APRIL 16, 2023ByLIAT RON/WALLA
A man barbecues meat on Independence Day in Jerusalem.

Grapevine: Road reminders

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

APRIL 15, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
LGBT flag on Jerusalem's King George Street, July 31, 2018

17 Palestinians arrested at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa on last Ramadan Friday

Around 130,000 Palestinian worshipers flocked to al-Aqsa mosque on Jerusalem's Temple Mount to take part in prayers on this last Friday of Ramadan.

APRIL 14, 2023ByAMIR BOHBOT/WALLA!, SHLOMI HELLER/WALLA!, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tourist visit at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, on January 3, 2023.

Nasrallah: Past year has shifted the war against Israel in our favor

Hezbollah Secretary General Nasrallah said that "this year, we saw the axis of resistance strong, capable and cohesive, and we will witness this in the coming weeks also with regard to developments."

APRIL 14, 2023BySHACHAR BERDISHEVSKY/MAARIV
Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gives a televised speech, in this screengrab taken from Al-Manar TV footage, Lebanon October 18, 2021.