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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

Temple Mount Sifting Project launches crowdfunding campaign after losing funding

‘We are currently at a critical junction: The project will either close down or continue toward the research,’ says co-founder.

APRIL 4, 2017ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD
Second Temple period Opus Sectile floor tiles were reconstructed through research via the project’s finds.

Netanyahu assesses allowing ministers and MKs to visit Temple Mount

According to the committee’s decision, the only restriction on lawmakers visiting the Temple Mount would be that they coordinate with the police ahead of time.

MARCH 27, 2017ByUDI SHAHAM
Jerusalem Temple Mount

Agriculture minister blames PM for preventing his visit to Temple Mount

Knesset Ethics Committee lifts ban prohibiting MKs from entering site

FEBRUARY 1, 2017ByUDI SHAHAM
Uri Ariel

The Sleepy Town that Woke Up and Shook the World

JANUARY 19, 2017ByDOVID BEN-MEIR
The Jerusalem Post

OP-Ed: UNSCR #2334 and the Jewish People in 2017

JANUARY 9, 2017ByHARRY MOSKOFF
The Jerusalem Post

A Psalm for Chanukah

JANUARY 1, 2017ByRACHEL EAST
The Jerusalem Post

Is picking up a rock on the Temple Mount a crime?

Last week, right-wing activist Dov Morel was detained and taken off the Temple Mount to the police station when he picked up a rock.

DECEMBER 26, 2016ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A view of the Mount of Olives and the Temple Mount

High Court: Police were violating Jews rights to visit the Temple Mount

The right-wing NGO Honenu broke the story on Wednesday, stating it had overcome years of illegal off-the-books police policies for keeping activists from the Temple Mount.

DECEMBER 7, 2016ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
The Temple Mount in Jerusalem

UN General Assembly supports resolution ignoring Jewish ties to Temple Mount

Out of the UN’s 193 member states, 147 voted in favor, seven voted against and eight abstained.

NOVEMBER 30, 2016ByDANIELLE ZIRI, TOVAH LAZAROFF
Looking out on the Temple Mount

Business as Usual at the United Nations

NOVEMBER 28, 2016ByBENJAMIN JAFFE
The Jerusalem Post