Temple mount access

Refurbishment work begins at Little Kotel in Muslim Quarter – report

PM Netanyahu approved the renovations and maintenance work after months of internal government discussions.

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Pessah cleaning at Western Wall
A view shows the Dome of the Rock on Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, February 20, 2024

Jerusalem Police ramp up security measures ahead of Ramadan

The police are also focused on the terrorists who were released to neighborhoods in east Jerusalem as part of the current hostage-prisoner exchange.

|ByEFRAT PORSHER
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.

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.

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Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, the preacher of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, sits in his living room after an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem, February 21, 2024.

MKs visit Sheikh who eulogized Hamas leader Haniyeh, sparking new concerns

Ekrima Sabri, preacher of Al-Aqsa mosque, has a history of support for terror and antisemitism

|ByOHAD MERLIN

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.

Israel trying to prevent UNSC meeting on Ben-Gvir's Temple Mount visit - report

Palestinians want the UNSC, which is expected to meet tomorrow night, to adopt a resolution or publish a statement on the matter.

JANUARY 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
BEFORE THE inauguration of the new government, Benjamin Netanyahu and Itamar Ben-Gvir chat in the Knesset plenum

Why are PA, Jordan so worried about what happens on Temple Mount? - analysis

Jordan and the Palestinian Authority said that peace is threatened in response to Jews praying on the Temple Mount

JANUARY 3, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Tourist visit at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, on January 3, 2023.

Jordan, PA launch initiative to prevent status quo change on Temple Mount

The two sides agreed to step up their efforts in the international arena, including Arab and Islamic countries, to warn of the “dangers” of any attempt to alter the status quo at the holy site.

DECEMBER 13, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinians celebrate on the first day of Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, July 9, 2022.

An Israeli Jew's first time ascending Jerusalem's Temple Mount - opinion

Thoughts about ascending the Temple Mount in Jerusalem: It was scary, emotional, fascinating and infuriating. And necessary.

DECEMBER 10, 2022ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
THE WRITER sits in reflection on the northern edge of the Temple Mount plaza, this week.

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.

Letters to the Editor November 23, 2022: Flagrant disregard

The readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say

NOVEMBER 23, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

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.

Jordan Peterson slams critics who say he ‘stormed’ Temple Mount

Peterson, 60, was captured on camera by a passersby who claimed that Peterson was storming the Temple Mount with a group of Israeli settlers.

OCTOBER 28, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jordan Peterson.