Al-aqsa

British Muslim woman faces backlash after posting positive experience at Ben-Gurion Airport

“They gave me a coffee, they gave me a cheese sandwich… we weren't strip-searched or anything like that, it was all good,” Sanam said.

Screenchot of Sanam's TikTok over a backdrop of travelers at Ben-Gurion Airport.
 The last Friday prayers of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, March 28, 2025

Jerusalem Sheikh Abdel Azim Salhab, chairman of the Wakf Council, dies age 79

Iran unveils a clock to countdown to the destruction of Israel

October 7 massacre a 'mistake that cost Iran dearly,' regime-aligned newspaper says

Tucker Carlson (R) interviews Mother Agapia Stephanopoulos (L), August 2025.

Tucker Carlson is once again spreading lies about Israel via his guests - opinion


Israel must fight the blood libels said against it - opinion

Hamas is the source of the starvation and famine, which includes the crimes of stealing the aid, and deliberately shooting or beating anyone who protests.

IDF soldiers operating across the Gaza Strip, July 26, 2025

PA’s Abbas claims ancient Jewish temples were in Yemen, not Jerusalem

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas claimed “[Israel] is trying to change the historical and legal status of the Islamic and Christian holy places, especially the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.”

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the West Bank, April 23, 2025

Israel Police arrest four for incitement, terror support on Temple Mount

Three of these terror suspects were found to have expressed support for a terror organization, while the fourth incited to terror activity during a speech outside the Dome of the Rock.

 Israel Police release evidence of incitement from four West Bank residents, March 30, 2025.

Police on guard as tens of thousands of Muslims hold Ramadan prayers on Temple Mount

Police said mass prayer on al-Aqsa ended on Friday afternoon with no irregular incidents, after Israel limited the number entering from the West Bank.

 Muslims pray on the first Friday of Ramadan, at the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem's Old City, March 7, 2025

To ascend or not? Rabbi and tour guide share contrasting views on the Temple Mount - interview

Rabbi Rabinowitz and Zheina Fleischer sat down with The Jerusalem Report to answer some questions about the tensions surrounding Judaism’s holiest site.

 Palestinians walk near the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, in September 2024.

Israeli security echelon pushes for limited Temple Mount access ahead of Ramadan - report

Ramadan often presents a security challenge in Jerusalem, but this may be greater this year given the ongoing seven-front war and Operation Iron Wall in the West Bank.

 MUSLIM WORSHIPERS attend Friday prayers during Ramadan at the al-Aqsa compound last March. For Hamas and its supporters, the war with Israel is a war for the Temple Mount, the writer contends.

The cradle of the conflict: An ex-religious Jew climbs the Temple Mount - comment

Going up to the Temple Mount – the place of God’s presence on Earth – in the middle of this painful Jewish era.

 The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.

MKs visit Sheikh who eulogized Hamas leader Haniyeh, sparking new concerns

Ekrima Sabri, preacher of Al-Aqsa mosque, has a history of support for terror and antisemitism

 Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, the preacher of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, sits in his living room after an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem, February 21, 2024.

There is no Temple Mount status quo – Wakf, Palestinians trampled it - opinion

Jews have every right to freedom of worship on the Temple Mount – and no amount of deceit or dissembling can or will prevent them from doing so. 

 NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER Itamar Ben-Gvir in Jerusalem’s Old City, after his visit to the Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av, Aug. 13.

‘Jewish myth:’ In Arab world, many still refuse to accept the two Temples' existence - analysis

‘Temple denial’ is a known practice amongst those who seek to deny any historical presence for Jews in Israel, leading to a denial of Israel’s right to exist

 The Dome of the Rock and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City as viewed from the Mount of Olives. This place should be for all who are interested in free and safe access and peaceful worship together, the writer maintains.

Israel Police arrest al-Aqsa sheikh for incitement after eulogizing Ismail Haniyeh

Since October 7, 140 indictments have been filed against those accused of inciting and supporting terrorism in the Jerusalem area.

 Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, the preacher of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, sits in his living room after an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem, February 21, 2024.