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Israel barred Islamic officials from entering Ibrahimi Mosque, Palestinians claim

Palestinian officials say two mosque figures were barred from the Ibrahimi Mosque for 15 days amid ongoing tensions in Hebron.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
The Ibrahimi mosque or the Tomb of the Patriarchs, in the West Bank city of Hebron, July 3, 2024.
JEWS VISIT the Temple Mount, earlier this year.

Don't let Saudis have any role on the Temple Mount, put Israel in charge - opinion

The introduction of Saudi Arabia to the Temple Mount will only strengthen the feeling of Muslims that Jews have no connection to Jerusalem and the whole country.

|ByMORDECHAI KEDAR
Palestinian Hamas militants take part in an anti-Israel rally in Gaza City May 22, 2021

Man convicted of giving Hamas NIS 4 million via Wakf affiliated org.

Faris Totah, who had previously been imprisoned in 2004 for Hamas activism, was accused of raising and transferring funds to the Janat Zakat Al-Quds Association every three months.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Nakba day in Gaza

Jordan offers 'sins of the Nakba' tours in west Jerusalem

Israeli security officials were surprised when they heard about the trips that are being carried out just a few hundred meters from the Prime Minister's residence.

|ByWALLA!

Palestinians, Jordan accuse Israel of ‘Judaizing’ Western Wall Plaza

The PA Foreign Ministry called on the United Nations Security Council to “halt the crimes of the Israeli occupation forces against al-Aqsa Mosque.”

JANUARY 11, 2021ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
A general view of Jerusalem's Old City shows the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in the foreground as the Dome of the Rock, located on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, is seen in the background.

Jordan fears losing control over Muslim sites in Jerusalem

The issue dates back to 1924, when the Supreme Muslim Council accepted Hussein bin Ali (Sharif of Mecca) as custodian of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

DECEMBER 3, 2020ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
WORSHIPERS ATTEND a prayer service at al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem’s Old City on July 31.

Wakf re-imposes prayer restrictions at Al-Aqsa Mosque

The Wakf Department also urged worshippers to fully comply with health instructions, particularly regarding wearing face masks, and to use their own prayer carpets.

JULY 8, 2020ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinians perform Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, outside the compound housing al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem's Old City May 24, 2020.

Media Comment: Is it the media’s fault?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu often blames the media for treating him differently.

MARCH 13, 2019ByYISRAEL MEDAD, ELI POLLAK
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the memorial service to Levi Eshkol

Police arrest head of Waqf following Temple Mount riots

The two senior Waqf officials were arrested following Friday's events on the Temple Mount, when thousands of Palestinians stormed the Golden Gate site that has been closed by a court order.

FEBRUARY 24, 2019ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
The Golden Gate also known as the Mercy Gate (R) and the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in Jerusalem's Old City

Police vow to keep the peace amid calls for Temple Mount violence

Scuffles over access to an area on the Temple Mount located by the Golden Gate/Gate of Mercy near the Temple Mount resulted in several arrests. Now extremists have called for riots this Friday.

FEBRUARY 24, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, YASSIR OKBI, ALON HACHMON
The Gate of Mercy, or Shaar HaRachamim in Hebrew, also called the Golden Gate, as seen from inside the Temple Mount complex

Jordan condemns Jewish ascent to Temple Mount by 'occupying power'

Tisha Be'av in eyes of Jordanian and PA officials and media: "Jews storm Al-Aqsa in 'central occupied West Bank district of Jerusalem."

JULY 22, 2018ByHERB KEINON
Jewish visitors on the Temple Mount on July 22, 2018

J’lem councilor to Wakf: Don’t intentionally interrupt embassy ceremony

Hassan-Nahoum said in the letter that she understood religion was valued by all the different groups in the city but should not be a taken advantage of for political uses.

MAY 13, 2018ByUDI SHAHAM
City councilwoman Fleur Hassan-Nahoum.

Record 1,200 Jews visit Mount on Tisha Be’av

More than 1,200 Jews visited the Temple Mount on Tuesday morning in commemoration of the destruction of the ancient Temples in Jerusalem on the fast of Tisha Be’av, activist groups said.

AUGUST 1, 2017ByJEREMY SHARON
A Tisha B'Av morning prayer service is conducted at the entrance gate to the Temple Mount before worshipers go up to the site

De mémoire de Temple

L’entreprise de tamisage des débris du Har Habayit se trouve remise en question

JULY 30, 2017ByCARL HOFFMAN
Yaalon et Barkai inspectant les carreaux de l'époque du deuxième temple