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.

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

 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

 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


Netanyahu, Erdan send mixed messages about Temple Mount

The ban on lawmakers visiting the Temple Mount has been in place for over a year.

Looking out on the Temple Mount

Dichter: Temple Mount will not be governed by Mecca rules

Dichter was responding to comments made by Jordan's Minister of Wakf and Islamic Affairs Wael Arabiyat.

The Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Jordan's King Abdullah vows to fight Israeli 'extremism' at Temple Mount

King warns failure to reach a two-state solution inflames "violence and extremism in the region."

Jordan's King Abdullah speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 12, 2016

2 members of Muslim Wakf arrested for attacking Jewish tourist on Temple Mount

Suspects charge tourist and punch him in face, continue to beat him.

Border Police officers patrol Temple Mount

Police to reopen Temple Mount to non-Muslim visitors following post-Ramadan festival

‘Immediately after the 3 days of Id El Fiter conclude, security assessments will be made and scheduled visits will resume on the Temple Mount," says police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld.

Yehuda Glick at Temple Mount.

Police temporarily close Temple Mount to non-Muslim visitors after rioting resumes

Critics call move ‘prize to terrorism’; Woman lightly wounded by rock thrown at Western Wall.

The Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem

Watch: Four arrested on Temple Mount for attacking Jews

Video shows masked assailants throw rocks, chairs at visitors, hide in al-Aksa Mosque; Margalit: It is a provocation to allow visitors to compound during Ramadan.

The Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem

Knesset panel upholds ban on MKs on Temple Mount, despite police outline

The committee will reconsider the decision when the police decides it is safe to allow MKs to visit the holy site.

The Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem

Police allow return of MKs to Temple Mount

Ban expected to be lifted, first for Muslim MKs on Ramadan, then for all lawmakers.

Aerial view of Temple Mount

Joint List MK calls to lift ban on politicians’ Temple Mount visits

MKs from the Islamic Movement-affiliated UAL party within the Joint List said they would visit the Temple Mount during Ramadan despite the ban.

Israeli Arab lawmakers from the Joint List (from L to R) Osama Saadi, Ahmed Tibi, Ayman Odeh, Masud Ganaim and Haneen Zoabi stand in front of the Dome of the Rock