Al-aqsa

British Muslim woman faces backlash after posting positive experience at Ben-Gurion Airport

“They gave me a coffee, they gave me a cheese sandwich… we weren't strip-searched or anything like that, it was all good,” Sanam said.

|BySHIR PERETS
Screenchot of Sanam's TikTok over a backdrop of travelers at Ben-Gurion Airport.
The last Friday prayers of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, March 28, 2025

Jerusalem Sheikh Abdel Azim Salhab, chairman of the Wakf Council, dies age 79

Israel Police arrested Sheikh Abdel Azim Salhab in 2019 after riots at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iran unveils a clock to countdown to the destruction of Israel

October 7 massacre a 'mistake that cost Iran dearly,' regime-aligned newspaper says

The piece noted that Hamas’s assault had severe negative repercussions for the regional standing of the “Axis of Resistance” led by Iran, chief among them Syria’s drift away from Iranian influence.

|ByANNA BARSKY
Tucker Carlson (R) interviews Mother Agapia Stephanopoulos (L), August 2025.

Tucker Carlson is once again spreading lies about Israel via his guests - opinion

This time, the lies he is spreading is about the Temple Mount.

|BySTEVEN BURG

Ben-Gvir visits Temple Mount: 'We are the masters of Jerusalem'

While about 1,146 Jews visited the Temple Mount on Thursday amid Jerusalem Day festivities, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir did not join them.

MAY 21, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Temple Mount, May 21, 2023

Celebrate Jerusalem Day to promote peace, coexistence in Israel - editorial

With all eyes on Jerusalem during today’s events, let us redouble our efforts to bring peace, coexistence and equality to our beloved capital.

MAY 18, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
YOUTHS CELEBRATE Jerusalem Day outside the Old City walls of Jerusalem last year.

Jerusalem Day: Here's what to know ahead of the flag march

Security tensions, road closures, march routes and music festivals: Here's what to know for Jerusalem Day.

MAY 17, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Itamar Ben-Gvir waves a flag at the Jerusalem Flag March on June 15

Jerusalem serial rioter who opened Snapchat group for riots indicted

Rioter established a Snapchat group chat to organize participation in riots throughout Jerusalem.

MAY 8, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Israeli Border Police work at al-Aqsa mosque, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, while tension arises during clashes with Palestinians in Jerusalem's Old City, April 5, 2023.

Letters to the Editor May 1, 2023: Israel’s prerogative

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

MAY 1, 2023ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Voices from the Arab press: Sudan enters a dark tunnel

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

APRIL 29, 2023ByTHE MEDIA LINE
GATHERING AT the station to flee clashes in Sudan’s capital of Khartoum, April 19.

Palestinian Authority: Israel ‘playing with fire’ at Temple Mount

PA officials expressed outrage after some of the Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount carried the Israeli flag.

APRIL 26, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
A man waves a Palestinian flag while standing above a sundial along a colonnade before the Dome of the Rock shrine at al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem on April 7, 2023 on the third Friday Noon prayer during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Waqf, Palestinian groups warn Israel: Stop meddling in Temple Mount affairs

The Waqf Department accused the Israeli authorities of “violating the sanctity of the al-Aqsa Mosque."

APRIL 23, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Muslims break their fast by eating the Iftar meal, during the holy month of Ramadan next to the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City April 4, 2023

Voices from the Arab press: 2023: Pivotal moment in int’l & regional history

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from Arab media around the world.

APRIL 14, 2023ByTHE MEDIA LINE
(FROM L) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hold a press conference during the AUKUS summit in San Diego, California, March 13.

17 Palestinians arrested at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa on last Ramadan Friday

Around 130,000 Palestinian worshipers flocked to al-Aqsa mosque on Jerusalem's Temple Mount to take part in prayers on this last Friday of Ramadan.

APRIL 14, 2023ByAMIR BOHBOT/WALLA!, SHLOMI HELLER/WALLA!, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tourist visit at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, on January 3, 2023.