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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

The Temple Mount is not a trading chip for peace

Leaving the status quo in place is not an option.

AUGUST 25, 2020ByYISRAEL MEDAD
Muslims pray in front of the Dome of the Rock.

Temple Mount to close to Jews on Thursday, Rosh Hodesh Elul

Jews will be banned from visiting the Temple Mount on the eve and first day of Rosh Hashana (the Jewish New Year).

AUGUST 19, 2020ByTZVI JOFFRE
Orthodox Jews on the Temple Mount

Temple Mount guard issued with five month ban for praising terrorist

The guard used the Temple Mount's radio system to pay tribute to Ramadan Shallah, a former leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

JUNE 12, 2020ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
The temple mount on the Ninth of Av, July 22, 2018.

Eight detained by police on Temple Mount after reopening

The holy site has been shut for worship for over two months due to the COVID-19 epidemic

MAY 31, 2020ByJEREMY SHARON
Israeli police officers secure the area following a suspected shooting attack in which an Israeli policeman was injured lightly near the entrance to the compound known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City February 6, 2020

Jewish people are alive and well, the proof is in ashes

Ashes from the destruction of the Second Temple!

NOVEMBER 24, 2019ByDOV LIPMAN
Tourists look at the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, June 21, 2018

Israeli watchdog accuses PA of plotting Temple Mount violence

Tisha Be’Av this year coincided with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, Festival of Sacrifice.

AUGUST 15, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Muslim worshippers on Temple Mount as police barred Jewish entrance on Tisha Be'av

‘Navel of the world,’ through the ages

Embark on a photographic expedition of the Temple Mount – Jerusalem’s holiest and most contentious site.

MARCH 29, 2019ByPEGGY CIDOR
MUSLIM WOMEN pose for a selfie in front of the Dome of the Rock, Ammar Awad, 2015.

Parshat Vayikra: Can there be a replacement for the Temple?

Yes, the Jewish nation survived. It maintained a strong national awareness and even returned to its land by the grace of God.

MARCH 16, 2019ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
THE SECOND Temple, model in the Israel Museum, 2008.

The Golden Gate in history

Turning historical and holy sites of other religions into mosques does not erase history; it only confirms Muslim bigotry and intolerance.

MARCH 1, 2019ByMOSHE DANN
Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn with Seumas Milne.

Police vow to keep the peace amid calls for Temple Mount violence

Scuffles over access to an area on the Temple Mount located by the Golden Gate/Gate of Mercy near the Temple Mount resulted in several arrests. Now extremists have called for riots this Friday.

FEBRUARY 24, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, YASSIR OKBI, ALON HACHMON
The Gate of Mercy, or Shaar HaRachamim in Hebrew, also called the Golden Gate, as seen from inside the Temple Mount complex