Temple Mount

Ben-Gvir tours Temple Mount, urges expanded access for worshippers amid Iran war restrictions

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Temple Mount, calling for expanded worshipper access amid wartime restrictions, while criticizing the High Court's approval of larger protests.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir tours the Temple Mount with Home Front Command officials, Monday April 6, 2026.
Inside the Pilgrimage Road

Beneath Jerusalem: The Pilgrimage Road reopens an ancient path

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, Candace Owens turn controversy into media attention - opinion

 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


Trump’s win sparks hope for Jewish sovereignty on Temple Mount - opinion

Trump was overwhelmingly elected to save the United States from decline and to protect Israel from surging anti-Zionism and delegitimization in international courts and global public opinion.

 JEWS AND Christians pray on the Temple Mount for the success of US President Donald Trump.

This week in Jewish history: Babylonians besiege Jerusalem, Zola publishes 'J’accuse'

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

 Babylonian forces destroy Jerusalem in this 19th-century painting by James Tissot.

The Finger of Og or Herod's Pillar? A Jerusalem archaeological mystery

The 12.15-meter-long and approximately 1.75-m -wide column is thought to have been quarried in order to decorate the Second Temple.

 Herod's Pillar, or the Finger of Og, lies openly in the Russian Compound in Jerusalem.

Ben-Gvir ascends Temple Mount, Netanyahu's office says status quo unchanged

The Prime Minister's Office released a statement in response to the visit, saying that the "status quo on the Temple Mount has not changed."

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir seen on his visit to the Temple Mount, December 26, 2024

MK Simcha Rothman calls on the Chief Rabbinate to permit ascent to the Temple Mount

"I call on the Chief Rabbinate to replace the sign prohibiting ascent with a sign that permits Jews to ascend the Mount!" MK Simcha Rothman stated.

 MK Simcha Rothman at the Annual Beyadenu Conference

Letters to the Editor, November 4, 2024: Erroneous comments

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Saudi Arabia calls on int'l community to hold Israel accountable for Jews going up Temple Mount

Saudi Arabia's statement came after a Sunday report that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrived at the Temple Mount entrance with an entourage.

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

The cradle of the conflict: An ex-religious Jew climbs the Temple Mount - comment

Going up to the Temple Mount – the place of God’s presence on Earth – in the middle of this painful Jewish era.

 The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.

'Jerusalem Through the Ages': What archaeology reveals about the history of Jerusalem - review

This is both positive and a challenge for readers; it’s dense, meticulous, and sometimes overwhelming.

 A view of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.

UN hypocrisy on Jerusalem: Expelling Jews from their holiest sites - opinion

The UN’s latest anti-Israel resolution calls for expelling Jews from the Old City of Jerusalem, exposing the blatant hypocrisy of its proponents.

 JEWS RECITE morning prayers at the Western Wall. The most notable part of UN General Assembly Resolution 12626 was its demand that all Jews be expelled from the Old City section of Jerusalem within one year, the writer asserts.