Temple Mount Jerusalem

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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.
Ben-Gvir, ministers, travel to Temple Mount on Tisha B'av 2024.

Arab world reacts to Haredi rabbis' Arabic video denouncing Temple Mount visits by Jews

While largely ignored by the Arab world, the video also sparked debates rejecting moderate views of Jews and claiming that Jews are now afraid due to the October 7th attacks

|ByOHAD MERLIN
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL world was set abuzz by the discovery in Lod of a hoard of coins from the time of the 4th-century Jewish revolt against Roman Emperor Gallus.

Forgotten Jewish revolts show poor historical literacy in Jewish world - opinion

Archaeological find of 4th-century coins in Lod challenges historical narratives about Jewish revolts against Roman and Byzantine rule, revealing lesser-known episodes of Jewish history.

|ByJACOB SIVAK
Cuneiform tablets are displayed during an exhibition at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, February 3, 2015.

In Egypt, a piece of Jewish pottery suggests a woman’s role that was stolen from history

Questions have risen over reports of women as priestesses in ancient times, and ancient artefacts give us a diverse picture of who could be a spiritual leader among ancient Israelites.

|ByRABBI JILL HAMMER\JTA

British minister visits Temple Mount, affirms Jordanian custodianship

UK minister for the Middle East affirms his belief that the Temple Mount should remain under Jordanian control while visiting the West Bank and PA

JANUARY 12, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Lord Ahmad 2023 at temple mount

Temple Mount as Jewish site is absent from Israel public awareness due to politics, media - opinion

The Temple Mount as a Jewish site is absent from the Israeli public's awareness due to political and media-related reasons.

JANUARY 5, 2023ByRON SCHLEIFER, JUDITH YEHEZKELLY
Tourist visit at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, on January 3, 2023.

PLO leaders to discuss Ben-Gvir's visit to the Temple Mount

The Palestinians, Jordan and other Arab countries have strongly condemned the visit, dubbing it a "dangerous and unprecedented provocation."

JANUARY 4, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Temple Mount on Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Israeli minister accidentally shares secret police information on air

Israeli Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev revealed sensitive information about Israel Police policies during a broadcast from a Knesset committee.

DECEMBER 14, 2022BySHLOMI HELLER/WALLA!
Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev attends the first Public Security Knesset Committee on September 13, 2021

As tensions grow, all eyes are on the Temple Mount

Building mechanisms to prevent escalation in Jerusalem should be an immediate move - but could also be a first step to cooperation on other issues

DECEMBER 5, 2022ByLIOR LEHRS
MK Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Temple Mount, in May.

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.

Jerusalem’s Temple Mount is Israel’s ground zero - opinion

It is time to assert our sovereignty over our holiest site, to send a clear message to the world that the Temple Mount will indeed be a place for free worship.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022ByDOUGLAS ALTABEF
RELIGIOUS JEWS visit the Temple Mount, in 2020.

First Temple period elephant-tusk ivories unearthed in Jerusalem 

What do expensive ivory plaques from the First Temple period in Jerusalem unveil about the people who owned them?

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Piece of ivory that was burned in the destruction of the First Temple.

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.’