Temple mount access

Israel to allow up to 10,000 Palestinians to ascend Temple Mount per day during Ramadan

Up to 10,000 Palestinians per day will access the Temple Mount during Ramadan, with age restrictions in place and mandatory digital documentation at crossings, subject to security approval.

FEBRUARY 18, 2026|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Muslim worshippers attend the last Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, March 28, 2025.

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.

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.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026|ByGOLDIE KATZ

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.

FEBRUARY 13, 2026|ByNATAN ROTHSTEIN

Refurbishment work begins at Little Kotel in Muslim Quarter – report

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

MAY 5, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Letters to the Editor November 23, 2022: Flagrant disregard

The readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say

NOVEMBER 23, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Palestinians, Jordan join forces to thwart any change of status quo on Temple Mount

Since 1967, the Temple Mount site has been under the administration of the Jordanian-controlled Islamic Waqf Department.

NOVEMBER 20, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH

A man place a Palestinian flag on the Golden Dome after Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, at the Al Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, April 22, 2022.

Jordan Peterson slams critics who say he ‘stormed’ Temple Mount

Peterson, 60, was captured on camera by a passersby who claimed that Peterson was storming the Temple Mount with a group of Israeli settlers.

OCTOBER 28, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

What kind of Temple Mount access do Israelis want? - opinion

Where is this all heading, and what would we like to see happen on the Temple Mount?

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022ByELCHANAN POUPKO

JERUSALEM DAY celebrations at the Western Wall: If the White House told the Israeli government it would be delighted to see Israel take full control of the Temple Mount, what would we do next?

NYT continues to minimize Jews' claim to Temple Mount - opinion

I would hope that if the Gray Lady alters its stylebook on the Temple Mount, we may yet merit seeing the change in other outlets.

AUGUST 17, 2022ByYISRAEL MEDAD

MEN PRAY at the Western Wall on the eve of Tisha Be’av, earlier this month. ‘The New York Times’ wrote last year that ‘The Western Wall is now used mostly by Jewish worshipers despite its also being important to Muslims.’

The 'Jews are defiling Al Aqsa' narrative is inciting antisemitism - opinion

While I visited the Temple Mount this week, I had one persistent thought: how can the mere presence of a Jew cause defilement?

MAY 29, 2022ByYIFA SEGAL

Palestinians pray on Laylat al-Qadr during the holy month of Ramadan, at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City April 27, 2022

PMO: Court ruling on Temple Mount prayer doesn't change status quo

The PMO issued a statement after the magistrate's court on Sunday rejected a criminal case against three Jewish minors arrested for praying on the Temple Mount.

MAY 23, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF