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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.
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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
Pessah cleaning at Western Wall

Refurbishment work begins at Little Kotel in Muslim Quarter – report

PM Netanyahu approved the renovations and maintenance work after months of internal government discussions.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view shows the Dome of the Rock on Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, February 20, 2024

Jerusalem Police ramp up security measures ahead of Ramadan

The police are also focused on the terrorists who were released to neighborhoods in east Jerusalem as part of the current hostage-prisoner exchange.

|ByEFRAT PORSHER

Discreet Jewish prayer continues on Temple Mount despite minister’s comments

Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev announced that the Temple Mount will be open to non-Muslim visitors but not for prayer. This has been ignored by Jewish worshipers.

OCTOBER 20, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON
Jewish visitors on the Temple Mount on Wednesday.

Bennett backtracks on Jews' religious freedom on Temple Mount

A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office after Jewish visits ended on Sunday seemed to acknowledge or even endorse Jews praying there.

JULY 19, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jews visit Temple Mount after closure during Operation Guardian of the Walls.

The Temple Mount is not a trading chip for peace

Leaving the status quo in place is not an option.

AUGUST 25, 2020ByYISRAEL MEDAD
Muslims pray in front of the Dome of the Rock.

Temple Mount to close to Jews on Thursday, Rosh Hodesh Elul

Jews will be banned from visiting the Temple Mount on the eve and first day of Rosh Hashana (the Jewish New Year).

AUGUST 19, 2020ByTZVI JOFFRE
Orthodox Jews on the Temple Mount

Temple Mount guard issued with five month ban for praising terrorist

The guard used the Temple Mount's radio system to pay tribute to Ramadan Shallah, a former leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

JUNE 12, 2020ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
The temple mount on the Ninth of Av, July 22, 2018.

Eight detained by police on Temple Mount after reopening

The holy site has been shut for worship for over two months due to the COVID-19 epidemic

MAY 31, 2020ByJEREMY SHARON
Israeli police officers secure the area following a suspected shooting attack in which an Israeli policeman was injured lightly near the entrance to the compound known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City February 6, 2020

Jewish people are alive and well, the proof is in ashes

Ashes from the destruction of the Second Temple!

NOVEMBER 24, 2019ByDOV LIPMAN
Tourists look at the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, June 21, 2018

Israeli watchdog accuses PA of plotting Temple Mount violence

Tisha Be’Av this year coincided with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, Festival of Sacrifice.

AUGUST 15, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Muslim worshippers on Temple Mount as police barred Jewish entrance on Tisha Be'av

‘Navel of the world,’ through the ages

Embark on a photographic expedition of the Temple Mount – Jerusalem’s holiest and most contentious site.

MARCH 29, 2019ByPEGGY CIDOR
MUSLIM WOMEN pose for a selfie in front of the Dome of the Rock, Ammar Awad, 2015.

Parshat Vayikra: Can there be a replacement for the Temple?

Yes, the Jewish nation survived. It maintained a strong national awareness and even returned to its land by the grace of God.

MARCH 16, 2019ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
THE SECOND Temple, model in the Israel Museum, 2008.