Temple Mount

Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens turn controversy into media attention - opinion

As anti-Israel conspiracies spread, Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens are gaining attention at the cost of their reputations.

Political commentator Tucker Carlson speaks during a memorial service for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, U.S., September 21, 2025
 Tucker Carlson speaking with attendees at the 2020 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Tucker Carlson’s controversial views: Iran, Israel, and the Temple Mount conspiracy - opinion

Tucker Carlson

Tucker Carlson claims Chabad behind strikes on Iran in effort to destroy al-Aqsa Mosque

 A silhouette of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, is displayed near a flag of the state of Israel on a building in Jerusalem.

Why I'm proud to be a Zionist living in the State of Israel - opinion


Opposition strikes down coalition law after Otzma Yehudit absent from plenum

Israel's government removed the next three bills from the plenum's agenda after realizing they no longer had a majority.

 Yesh Atid MK Yair Lapid speaks at the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, on August 14, 2024

‘Temple desecrators’: Haredi newspapers slam Ben-Gvir's ascent to Temple Mount

Leading Ashkenazi haredi newspaper criticized Itamar Ben-Gvir for visiting the Temple Mount, urging Prime Minister Netanyahu to act against him.

 Itamar Ben-Gvir gazing at the Dome of the Rock during his visit to Temple Mount on 18.7.2024

International outrage over Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Temple Mount visit threatens hostage negotiations

Qatar, the US, and others condemned Ben Gvir's Temple Mount visit as provocative, warning it could derail hostage release talks.

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

‘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.

Likud MK: Israel still exists due to Netanyahu, Gallant could have led to destruction

Nissim Vaturi has made other controversial comments in the past, such as claiming in June that demonstrators advocating for a hostage deal acted as a 'wing' for Hamas.

 MK Nissim Vaturi attend a conference Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on April 1, 2024.

Netanyahu's office slams Ben-Gvir for breaking Temple Mount status quo

Ben-Gvir attempted to assert that the status quo, under which Jews can visit but not pray on the Temple Mount, no longer exists.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir seen at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, during Tisha B'Av, August 13, 2024

Tisha B’Av: A tragic fast day more relevant than ever - opinion

'Any generation in which the Temple is not rebuilt is considered as if they themselves have destroyed it' (Talmud Yerushalmi Yoma 1:1).

 Israel marks Tisha B'Av, a day of fasting and lament, in Jerusalem.

This week in Jewish history: Roman emperor Titus attacks Temple court

Av 2, 3830 (70 CE): Roman emperor Titus began battering operations against the wall of the Temple court

  BAR-ILAN University’s first graduation ceremony, 1959. R: Ogden Reid, US ambassador to Israel.

Ben-Gvir is not the first to unequivocally promote Jewish prayer at the Temple Mount - opinion

The right to prayer at the Temple Mount was permitted long before Ben-Gvir, by the highest court in the land.

 ISRAELI SECURITY FORCES stand guard as Jews visit the Temple Mount, on Tisha B’av, in 2021.

'I am the political echelon': Ben-Gvir encourages Jewish prayer on Temple Mount

In response, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed that the Temple Mount status quo will remain unchanged.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at a conference called "Israel's Return to the Temple Mount," at the Knesset on July 24, 2024.