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News Briefs / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Religion

Only 0.3% of Yearly Visitors to Temple Mount Are Jews

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Muslims accuse Jews of trying to take over the Temple Mount, but statistics prove it is a lie.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Stabbing in Jerusalem

By Jewish Press News Desk

There was a stabbing in Jerusalem on Shmuel HaNavi street.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Jerusalem Arabs Indicted for Plot to Bring Pipe Bombs to Temple Mount

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Two adults and minor planned to make pipe bombs to attacks police during the Jewish holidays.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Attempted Ramming in Jerusalem

By Jewish Press News Desk

An Arab driver attempted to ram his car into people in the Shiomon Hatzadik neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Elkin Attacks Netanyahu's Temple Mount Ruling

By Jewish Press News Desk

Netanyahu is only restricting Jewish ministers and MKs from the Temple Mount, not the Arabs.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Police Installing Metal Detectors at Jerusalem's Gates

By Jewish Press News Desk

Police are initiating a number of steps to stop the terrorism in Jerusalem.

News Briefs / Jerusalem

Mayor Nir Barkat: Come Out Today With Your Guns

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jerusalem's mayor called for licensed gun owners to walk around with their weapons.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Thwarted Arab Terror Attack in Jerusalem's Abu Tor Neighborhood

By Jewish Press Staff

A young Arab terrorist tried to stab a group of Israeli police officers in Jerusalem's Abu Tor neighborhood.

News Briefs / Jerusalem

70 Jewish Families Clinging to Old City’s Muslim Quarter amid Raging Violence

By JNi.Media

Until 1948, where Muslims now reside used to be a Jewish neighborhood. You can see homes whose Jewish mezuzas-doorposts were torn off.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

UPDATE: Another Stabbing Attack in Old City of Jerusalem

By Jewish Press News Desk

An armed passerby drew his gun and shot the Arab terrorist within seconds after she stabbed the Jewish man from behind.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Internal Security Minister Wants Police to Charge Arabs who Ridiculed Stabbed Jewish Woman

By JNi.Media

“I heard curses, they spat in my face, one slapped me. The knife was still in me, in the neck, still inside my body. They slapped my face, laughed, shouted, no one tried to help.”

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria / Intifada

Arab Riots Spread to Northern Israel

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

IDF and police are using a heavy hand against terror. Palestinian Authority media claim two killed and hundreds wounded.

US / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem / Intifada

Solidarity Suggestion for Diaspora: Alter Simchat Torah Celebrations

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Rabbi Weitzmann said during the dark 1940's: "you cannot celebrate at a time when other Jews are dying."

Terrorism / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Health and Medicine

Baby Benita Off Respirator

By Jewish Press News Desk

He was taken off the respirator and is no longer unconscious.

US / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Intifada

Politically Correct: US Condemns 'Tragic Stabbings in Jerusalem'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The State Dept. also is "concerned about mounting tensions" on the Temple Mount, without suggesting the source of the conflict.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Likud Minister: We’ll Launch Operation Defensive Shield 2 If Needed

By JNi.Media

Defensive Shield was a large-scale IDF military operation that began the destruction of Arafat's terror infrastructure.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Hatzalah Volunteer on Scene Recounts Saturday Night Terror Attack

By Jewish Press Staff

Zev Sofer arrived to help the victims, and describes the scene of the terror attack...

Terrorism / Jerusalem

Jerusalem Terror Victims Identified, Baby and Mother Wounded in Attack

By Jewish Press Staff

Two Israeli rabbis were murdered, a mother and baby were wounded in an Arab terror attack in the Old City of Jerusalem Saturday night.

News Briefs / Holidays & Observances / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Judaism

Thousands at Western Wall for 'Birkat Kohenim'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Police have arrested another 13 Arabs Muslims in a massive effort to allow Jews to pray at the Kotel and visit the Temple Mount.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Six Jerusalem Arab Teens Arrested for Sexual Attack on Tourist

By Jewish Press News Desk

The gang's members, 12-14-years old, photographed the victim after the attack.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Quiet Returned to Temple Mount after Day of Clashes

By JNi.Media

Dozens of Arab youths rioted i on the Temple Mount, throwing Molotov cocktails, fireworks and stones at police officers, and barricaded themselves inside the mosque overnight,

News Briefs / The Knesset / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Arab MK on Arrest of Murder by Stone Suspects: Shin Bet Hunting Jerusalem’s Children

By JNi.Media

(JNi.media) MK Basel Ghattas (Joint List Alliance) responded on Saturday night to news of the arrest of four Arab youths suspected of throwing stones at the car of the late Alexander Leblovitz, 64, accused Israeli security forces, the Shin Bet and police of persecuting the children and the youth of Jerusalem for the sake of […]

News Briefs / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Jews Barred from Temple Mount but Arabs Attack Police

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Muslim extremists camped out overnight in their holy Al Aqsa mosque to attack Jews, who were barred from the Temple Mount. Instead, they clashed with police.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

PLO Protesting Israel’s New Rules of Engagement Against Rioters

By JNi.Media

As Arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem, the PA says the measures Israel wants to take dehumanize the attackers.

IDF & Security / Government / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet Approves New Rules of Engagement, Minimum Sentencing for Rioters

By JNi.Media

The security cabinet also decided to allow the police to open fire not only when they are threatened, but when there’s danger to the life of another person.

Jewish / Travel / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Thousands Head to Israel for Holidays and Fill Up Hotels

By Kosher Today

The High Holiday Israeli vacation season  is one of the nest ever, according to travel officials. Major hotels in Israel are filled to capacity, and thousands of apartments have been rented to tourists who will be spending the holiday in Israel. The robust tourist season indicates that tourists are not worried about growing unrest in […]

News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Religion

PA Charges Jews with Wearing 'Priestly Garments' on Temple Mount

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Palestinian Authority thinks, or makes believe, that the white "kittel" worn on Yom Kippur is a "priestly garment."

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Left-Wing Media call 24 Terrorist Attacks a 'Quiet Yom Kippur'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Jerusalem and Palestinian Authority Arabs attacked Jews and soldiers with rocks and firebombs on Yom Kippur.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Arab MKs Warn Giving East Jerusalem Streets Hebrew Names Is ‘Pyromanic’ Decision

By JNi.Media

MK Ahmad Tibi said that the new street names are part of the “ongoing attempts to Judaize Al-Quds [Jerusalem].”

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Intifada

Attempted Murder on Road to Jerusalem

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Arab Palestinian tweets disappointment Israeli mother and infant weren't killed by rock attack.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / United Nations (UN)

ADL: UN Turns Blind Eye to Arab Violence in Jerusalem Holy Sites

By JNi.Media

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was appalled by a blatantly one-sided statement from the UN Security Council regarding recent tensions around the Temple Mount.

Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Rockets from Gaza / Intifada

Arabs Erupt in Violence Across Jerusalem, 2 Rockets in Southern Israel

By JNi.Media

At the end of the prayers on Friday, the signal was given for Arabs to start rioting at several locations in Jerusalem.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria

Netanyahu Approves Using Snipers Against Arab Stone Throwers

By JNi.Media

Netanyahu reiterated the need to treat throwers of stones and Molotov cocktails as terrorists.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Religious & Secular in Israel / On Campus / Education / Local

Likud Youth Organization Members Ignore PM, Ascend Temple Mount

By Rachel Levy

Members of the Likud Youth Organization ignored a directive from PM Netanyahu, ascending the Temple Mount anyway.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Terror Victim Arrested for Organizing Anti-Terror Rally

By Jewish Press News Desk

The protesters complained of police violence, while the police claimed the protesters were yelling, "Mohammad is a pig."

Terrorism / News Briefs / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Jordan / Israeli Arabs

Arabs Planned to Explode Pipe Bombs at Jews on Temple Mount

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Police have confirmed they found pipe bombs that could be filled with explosives at the Al-Aqsa mosque, .

News Briefs / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Arabs Attack Police on Temple Mount

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Arabs armed themselves with weapons inside the mosque before the clash.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Jerusalem Arabs Attack Fireman and Force Police to Retreat

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Police who arrived at the scene to save the firemen had to withdraw because of overwhelming Arab rioters. Ambush?

US / Politics / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

A Tale of Two Prayers: Muslims and Clinton vs. Jews and Psalms

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

A new video shows Hamas and PA flags at an event in the Old City, where Jews recite Psalms every month. Who is for peace? Clinton's e-mails say it’s not Netanyahu.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Religion

'Catch-22" Comes to the Temple Mount

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

A rally for Jewish rights on Temple Mount will take place miles away.

News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem / Intifada

Jerusalem Arabs Attack Jerusalem Light Rail with Rocks

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jerusalem Arabs on Monday returned to their masochistic hobby of throwing rocks at the Jerusalem Light Rail trains that passes though the Arab Shuafat neighborhood. Wibndwos were shattered, but there were no injuries. If one tries to understand the reasoning for Arabs trying to disable the trains that serve the Arab population, the conclusion must […]

Jewish / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Jews Return to City of David Complex after 77 Years

By Jewish Press Staff

Another Jewish property in Silwan valley, where the British expelled Yemenite Jews 77 years ago, once again is in Jewish hands.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Holocaust

New Jerusalem Street Honors Savior of 40,000 Jews During Holocaust

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Moshe Krausz died alone and almost forgotten despite his saving more Jews than Schindler and Kasztner combined.

Government / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Islamists / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Religion / Intifada

Security Minister: Outlaw Muslim Radicals from Temple Mount

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

An Al Aqsa NGO official responds: "The Temple Mount is not part of Israel." PA accuses Erdan of "racism."

Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Intifada

Peace Program Participants Injured in Mount of Olives Attack

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jewish participation in peace programs does not provide immunity from Arab terror attacks.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Obituaries

Final Respects for American IDF Lone Soldier Coby Burstein, z'l

By Jewish Press News Desk

An American lone soldier, Coby Burstein, 25, was laid to rest Monday following a deadly motor vehicle accident near Beit Shemesh.

News Briefs / Jerusalem

Givat Zeev Synagogue Evacuated, Preparing for Destruction, as per High Court Orders

By Jewish Press News Desk

The court decided the synagogue did not sufficiently prove they purchased the land the synagogue was built on.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Local

Har Nof Ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva Project Blocked by Religious-Zionist Residents

By JNi.Media

Residents of Hai Taieb Street objected to the plans that would change the character of their street and overwhelm the infrastructure.

Police and Crime / The Courts / News Briefs / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

Court Bans Yehuda Glick from Temple Mount because He Has a Camera

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The High Court refused to discuss Glick's appeal and accepted the lower court ruling.

News Briefs / Photo of the Day / Jerusalem / Archaeology

Old Meets New

By Photo of the Day

While building in Arnona, a 2000-year-old Mikvah was found, but what was found in the Mikvah was even more interesting...

Travel / Jerusalem

Israel Railways Lays New Tracks for High-Speed Train to Jerusalem

By Jewish Press News Desk

The long-planned and long-delayed high-speed train between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem is getting closer Israel Railways has begun to lay tracks for the western section of the line in the Ayalon Valley, west of Jerusalem. The target date for launching passenger train on the new line is January 2018, 17 years after construction began. The […]

News Briefs / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Arabs Beat Up Tourist on Temple Mount

By Jewish Press News Desk

The tourist supposedly waved an Israeli flag, at which point the Muslim mob tried to kill him.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Intifada

Jewish Woman Severely Burned, 2 More Injured in Yet Another Arab Firebombing Attack

By JNi.Media

Arab terrorists threw firebombs at a Jerusalem car, severely burning the driver and two more people.

Haredim & Hassidim / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Jerusalem Arabs Arrested for Brutally Beating Religious Jewish Couple

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The gang attacked a Haredi man and then a religious couple with brass knuckles and a knife. The woman recited the Shema prayer.

News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

Al Asqa Mosque Preacher: Jews Train Doctors to Spread Diseases

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Muslims preacher is a permanent fixture on the Temple Mount to incite Muslims but finally has been arrested.

News Briefs / Jerusalem

Wildcat Strikes Shuts Down Jerusalem Light Rail

By Jewish Press News Desk

Drivers of the Jerusalem Light Rail system shut down the trains in a wildcat strike Sunday morning leaving tens of thousands people stranded. The drivers are protesting work conditions and the increased frequency of trains. The Transportation Ministry is deploying hundreds of additional buses to try to overcome the sadden lack of train service. CityPass, […]

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Jerusalem

IDF and Police Bracing for Arab Revenge after Murder of Baby near Shechem

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Thousands of security forces have been deployed to the Temple Mount. Mother and brother of baby are in critical condition.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Netanyahu Promises 804 Homes for "Settlers' - 3 Years after Previous Pledge

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Prime Minister approved construction of the homes after the High Court ordered demolitions of homes under construction.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Police Charges Five Hilltop Youth with Arson of Church at the Kinneret

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The suspects belonged to an infrastructure that tried to disrupt the May 2014 visit of Pope Francis.

News Briefs / Islamists / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Police Arrest Woman for Calling Mohammed a Pig

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The police acted out of "zero tolerance." Arabs screaming "slaughter Jews" were not arrested.

UK / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Boycott / BDS / Arts and Entertainment / Jerusalem

UK Guinness World Record Officials Think Lebanon is Safer Than Israel

By Rachel Levy

Apparently officials at the British Guinness World Record believe Beirut is safer than Israel.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Holidays & Observances / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Intifada

Livestream Video Feeds from the Temple Mount

By Jewish Press News Desk

The following is a live feed / compilation of video feeds from Jewish visitors on the Temple Mount today, on Tisha b'Av. In the video you can see how the Jews get "greeted" by the Arabs on the Temple Mount, and the treatment they also get by the police, who are not happy that Jews […]

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / European Union

Report: EU to Start Labeling Settlement Products Soon

By JNi.Media

The EU has decided to put aside pressing issues such as the collapsing economies of Greece, the Ukraine, Spain and Portugal, and focus its efforts on Jews.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Jerusalem Arabs Attack Bus Passengers near Gilo

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jerusalem Arabs celebrated Ramadan Thursday night by pelting an Egged passenger bus with rocks. No injuries were reported after the rock-throwing assault on the No. 33 bus below the Gilo neighborhood n southern Jerusalem, according to The Muqata blog site.

Government / News Briefs / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Judaism

Hotovely Says Foreign Dignitaries Must Visit Western Wall

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

"Including the Kotel along with Yad VaShem and Mt. Herzl changes Zionism from 100 years to 3,000 years."

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Intifada

President Rivlin Highlights Contradiction of Israel's Silence when Fighting Anti-Semitism

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin inspected the Afghan section of the cemetery on the Mount of Olives Monday, a site which has seen repeated vandalism and destruction by some of East Jerusalem's Arab residents.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Dozens of Jerusalem Arabs Attack Police with Rocks

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Police seriously injured one of the rioters with a "sponge" bullet.

News Briefs / Islamists / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Egypt

Pro-Morsi Protest on Jerusalem's Temple Mount

By Jewish Press News Desk

Yet another radical Islamic political protest was held on the Temple Mount. Israeli police are no where to be seen.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / United Nations (UN)

Analysis: Was UNESCO Jerusalem Resolution Google-Translated from Arabic?

By JNi.Media

The purpose of the UNESCO heritage project is not to decide political issues, but to protect cultural sites, unless it involves Jews and Jerusalem.

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Police Arrest Terrorist North of Jerusalem

By Jewish Press News Desk

Security forces at the checkpoint noticed the man's very suspicious movement towards them. When they ordered him to stop, the terrorist pulled out a knife...

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / Police and Crime / Government / News Briefs / Islamists / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Religious & Secular in Israel / Religion / Judaism

Illegal for Jews to Yell ‘Allahu Akbar’ at the Temple Mount

By Rachel Levy

Israel has a double standard for law enforcement when it’s Jews who are yelling “Allahu Akbar” in Jerusalem.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Archaeology

Man Caught in Attempted Tomb Robbing: 'I Wanted to Banish the Demon that Guards the Cave'

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The treasure/demon hunting team included children as young as 7 years old. The father was to banish the demon and the children would traverse the tight and airless cave.

News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem / Intifada

Palestinian Authority Arabs Trying to Burn Down Israel

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Three fires of 300 acres of forest in the Jerusalem area probably were ignited by Arabs, according to police.

News Briefs / Jerusalem

CNN Promotes Old City on Verge of Extinction Due to 'Political Tension'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

CNN put the UNESCO site at the top of the list, implied Israel it to blame for its being "endangered but failed to mention Jordan's responsibility.

Hamas / News Briefs / Photo of the Day / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

Hamas on the Temple Mount

By Photo of the Day

Nothing quite like Hamas terrorist supporters on the Temple Mount openly waving their flags..

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

IDF Stops Jerusalem Arab Teenager with Automatic Machine Gun

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

One of those "degrading" inspections at a checkpoint may have foiled a mass murder.

Terrorism / Jewish / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Arabs Destroy Mount of Olive Graves Again

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Shayowitz family went up to the Mount of Olives on Monday morning to visit the graves of their father and brother, and were shocked to discover that the gravestones were destroyed. The Mount of Olives is one of the oldest surviving Jewish cemeteries in the world, going back thousands of years. Arabs have been […]

Terrorism / News Briefs / Islamists / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs / ISIS

ISIS in Jerusalem, Threatens Christians

By Jewish Press News Desk

ISIS has released a flyer in eastern Jerusalem threatening to kill all the Christian-Arabs living there.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Explosive Device Found Near JM Broadcasting Authority

By Jewish Press News Desk

Following an initial explosion, police found a second explosive device.

News Briefs / Jerusalem

A Former Italian Model's Mission at the Mount of Olives

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

Mirella Petteni Haggiag, a former Italian model from Rome, makes her way through the tombstones with a garbage bag in her hand several times of year when she visits Israel.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Shooting Victim Appears at Jerusalem's Hadassah After Fight in Wadi Joz

By Jewish Press Staff

A shooting victim in Wadi Joz traveled for treatment all the way to Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.

Syria / US / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria

US Policy: Passports of Americans Born on Israeli Golan Heights List 'Syria'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

"Birth in the Golan Heights: The birthplace that would appear on passports whose bearers were born in the Golan Heights is SYRIA."

Terrorism / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Arabs Continue to Destroy Jewish Graves on Mount of Olives

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

Reminiscent of ISIS, Arabs continue to destroy Jewish graves on the Mount of Olives.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Intifada

Jerusalem Jews Launch Vigilante Police Force against Arab Terror

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

After more Molotov cocktails and rock-throwing attacks on homes in eastern Jerusalem, city council member Aryeh King is fed up with lack of protection.

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