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.

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

Temple Mount

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


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.

THE SECOND Temple, model in the Israel Museum, 2008.

The Golden Gate in history

Turning historical and holy sites of other religions into mosques does not erase history; it only confirms Muslim bigotry and intolerance.

Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn with Seumas Milne.

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.

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."

Jewish visitors on the Temple Mount on July 22, 2018

Don’t visit the Temple Mount

I still thought I’d be able to steal at least a moment of inner peace and use it to feel something special.

Orthodox Jews on the Temple Mount

Three Knesset members ascend Temple Mount, continuing wave of visits

Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lifted a three-year ban permitting Knesset members to ascend the Temple Mount.

ehuda Glick (R),  Amir Ohana (C) and Shuli Moalem-Rafaeli (L) vist the Temple Mount, July 9, 2018

Palestinian Authority strongly condemns Jews visiting Temple Mount

The strongly-worded statement comes after member of Knesset and Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel ascended the Temple Mount earlier in the day.

THE TEMPLE MOUNT in Jerusalem

Palestinian Authority strongly condemns Jews visiting Temple Mount

Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein urged all Knesset members to “avoid unnecessary provocations.”

Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount for Jerusalem Day, May 13, 2018

Palestinian Authority strongly condemns Jews visiting Temple Mount

Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein urged all Knesset members to “avoid unnecessary provocations.”

Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount for Jerusalem Day, May 13, 2018

Report: Netanyahu to let MKs ascend Temple Mount again

Likud MK Yehudah Glick went up in January, one month after his wife Yafi's death to honor her memory, but there have been prohibitions on MKs going to the Mount for some two years.

Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount for Jerusalem Day, May 13, 2018