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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.

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

Pessah cleaning at Western Wall

Refurbishment work begins at Little Kotel in Muslim Quarter – report

 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


Is picking up a rock on the Temple Mount a crime?

Last week, right-wing activist Dov Morel was detained and taken off the Temple Mount to the police station when he picked up a rock.

A view of the Mount of Olives and the Temple Mount

High Court: Police were violating Jews rights to visit the Temple Mount

The right-wing NGO Honenu broke the story on Wednesday, stating it had overcome years of illegal off-the-books police policies for keeping activists from the Temple Mount.

The Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Netanyahu, Erdan send mixed messages about Temple Mount

The ban on lawmakers visiting the Temple Mount has been in place for over a year.

Looking out on the Temple Mount

Dichter: Temple Mount will not be governed by Mecca rules

Dichter was responding to comments made by Jordan's Minister of Wakf and Islamic Affairs Wael Arabiyat.

The Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Jordan's King Abdullah vows to fight Israeli 'extremism' at Temple Mount

King warns failure to reach a two-state solution inflames "violence and extremism in the region."

Jordan's King Abdullah speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 12, 2016

2 members of Muslim Wakf arrested for attacking Jewish tourist on Temple Mount

Suspects charge tourist and punch him in face, continue to beat him.

Border Police officers patrol Temple Mount

Police to reopen Temple Mount to non-Muslim visitors following post-Ramadan festival

‘Immediately after the 3 days of Id El Fiter conclude, security assessments will be made and scheduled visits will resume on the Temple Mount," says police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld.

Yehuda Glick at Temple Mount.

Police temporarily close Temple Mount to non-Muslim visitors after rioting resumes

Critics call move ‘prize to terrorism’; Woman lightly wounded by rock thrown at Western Wall.

The Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem

Watch: Four arrested on Temple Mount for attacking Jews

Video shows masked assailants throw rocks, chairs at visitors, hide in al-Aksa Mosque; Margalit: It is a provocation to allow visitors to compound during Ramadan.

The Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem

Knesset panel upholds ban on MKs on Temple Mount, despite police outline

The committee will reconsider the decision when the police decides it is safe to allow MKs to visit the holy site.

The Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem