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Photo of the Day / The Temple Mount

Temple Mount Opens for Jews in the Afternoon

By Photo of the Day

After years of struggle, Israeli officials have decided to grant Jews an hour-and-a-half in the afternoons to go up to the Temple Mount.

News Briefs / Islamists / The Temple Mount

Muslim Preacher Banned from Temple Mount after Praising Beheading of French Teacher

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Sheikh Issam Amira has a long history of inciting violence during his sermons at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which have included praise for the Islamic State (ISIS), encouragement of honor killings, and urging Jihad, Islamic holy war, against the Jews.

Islamists / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs / Coronavirus

Muslim Protests & Prayers on Temple Mount Criticized as COVID-19 Spreads Among Israel’s Arabs

By Israel Hayom

The Muslim Waqf makes sure worshippers wear masks and maintain social distancing, but on Friday the weekly prayers turned into a crowded demonstration against French President Emmanuel Macron.

Video of the Day

Tom Nisani's Message to the Emirates from the Temple Mount

By Video of the Day

Speaking in Arabic, Nisani called on the Emiratis to help expel the Waqf from the Temple Mount.

The Temple Mount / Archaeology

Waqf Cements Over Ancient Mysterious Pit Discovered on Temple Mount

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Waqf which has destroyed Jewish artifacts on the Temple Mount covered up the hole with cement.

"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Islamists / The Temple Mount / Gulf States / UAE

Mufti of Jerusalem: Visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque through Israel-UAE Agreement ‘Forbidden’

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Muslims at Al Aqsa (on the Temple Mount) have threatened to assault and mistreat any Muslim who visits the holy site under Israeli auspices.

The Temple Mount / Jordan

Jordan Calls on Israel to ’End All Provocations and Violations’ on Temple Mount

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Condemning Jerusalem for having allowed Jews to pray on the holy site during Tisha B’Av, Amman calls it a “place of worship for Muslims only.”

Police and Crime / The Temple Mount

Several Israelis Detained on Tisha B’Av for Praying on Temple Mount

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The police also arrested several Muslims who reacted violently to the Jews’ visits at the holy site.

The Courts / Islamists / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Following Court Ruling, Senior Muslim Cleric Calls for ‘Defense’ of Temple Mount

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

“We do not recognize the Israeli court’s decision to close the Bab al-Rahma prayer compound,” Tsabari stated.

Turkey / Islamists / Jerusalem

Turkey Opens New Islamic Center Near Western Wall

By Israel Hayom

The center, reportedly known as the “Khan Abu Khadija,” was renovated by the Turkish government aid organization TIKA, which has been investing heavily in eastern Jerusalem in recent years.

Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Muslims Riot in Jerusalem’s Old City

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The riots coincided with the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the Muslim month of Ramadan.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Al-Aqsa Mosque Prayer Banned During Ramadan Due to Coronavirus Fears

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Muslims should “perform prayers in their homes during the month of Ramadan, to preserve their safety,” the Waqf council said.

Featured / Israel / Interfaith Relations / Religion

Chief Rabbi of Tsfat Excited After Pope Calls to Observe Jewish-Style Sabbath

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Rabbi Eliyahu quipped that the Pope would soon endorse building a Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount.

Headline / Politics / Elections / Israeli Arabs

Arab Joint List to Support Blue & White Minority Govt Only with Ban on Jewish Access to Temple Mount

By Benjamin Brown / TPS

MK Ayman Odeh: "Al-Aqsa is a place of worship for Muslims, and East Jerusalem should be the capital of the Palestinian state."

Featured / Holidays / Ari Fuld's Sword of Israel

Ari Fuld on Purim

By Ari Fuld HY"D

Purim is about recognizing the miracles in everyday life and not being afraid to do the right thing.

Featured / The Muqata

America Walks Back Peace Plan, Israel (and Bibi) Thrown Under a Bus

By JoeSettler

Sovereignty, the elections and Trump's peace plan have been destroyed with a single interview, but Israel can still make it happen...

Featured / The Muqata

Initial Impressions on the Deal of the Century

By JoeSettler

In a perfect world and on paper the plan is ingenious - but what happens when it meets reality?

Headline / Hamas / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Judea & Samaria

Hamas Calls for Mass Prayer Rallies on the Temple Mount and Cave of the Patriarchs

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Jordan’s news agency reported that Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount had “performed Talmudic rituals.”

The Temple Mount

Number of Jewish Worshipers Visiting Temple Mount Passed 30,000 in 2019

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Temple Mount activists noted that these numbers include only Jews who came to pray or show a Jewish presence at the holy site and not groups of Israeli tourists.

Islamists / Jerusalem / Jordan / Interfaith Relations / Religion

Jewish Quarter Residents Fear Unrest Following Opening of Mosque Next to Jerusalem's Hurva Synagogue

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

Authorities have reportedly intervened in the matter and are seeking to ensure that no loudspeaker for the muezzin or green lighting is installed on the mosque.

Video of the Day

Yisrael Medad on the Temple Mount

By Video of the Day

Yisrael Medad talks with Doron Keidar about the history of the ever-changing status quo on the Temple Mount. An amazingly insightful discussion that shouldn't be missed.

Video of the Day

Ben Shapiro Talks Jerusalem and the Temple Mount

By Video of the Day

From the top of the Aish HaTorah building, Ben talks about Jerusalem, the Temple Mount, the history of Israel and modern Middle East politics.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / The Temple Mount

Israel Blocks Departure of 4 Temple Mount Rioters

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

According to the information presented to Minister Deri, the rioters' departure from the country could pose a risk to state security.

Jerusalem / Sovereignty

Erdogan: 'Jerusalem Issue is Muslim, not Palestinian'

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Rivlin: "There is no doubt Jerusalem is a microcosm of our ability to live together. And we will continue to ensure freedom of religion for all faiths.”

Terrorism / Police and Crime / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

3rd Suspect Arrested for Attempted Lynch of Israeli Motorist on Way to Kotel on Tisha B’Av

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

A policeman in a nearby car saw the attack, exited his car and fired in the air, thus extracting the motorist from a potential lynching.

Middle East / Levant / Islamists / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Islamic Countries Blast Israel for Tisha B’Av Clashes - Ignoring that Muslim Instigated It

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Condemnation poured in from across the Arab and Islamic world after violence erupted at the sensitive site during overlapping Muslim, Jewish holidays.

Headline / The Temple Mount

As Muslims Riot, Jews Initially Banned from Entering Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Muslim leaders over the weekend called on Jerusalem’s Muslims to ensure that Jews could not visit the site during their day of national mourning.

Featured / Headline / Ari Fuld's Sword of Israel

Grab Onto the Rope!

By Ari Fuld HY"D

I want to tell you about a dream I had this past Shabbat on Tisha B'Av..

Police and Crime / The Temple Mount

Muslim Detained for Assaulting Cops on Temple Mount

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Muslim started off by assailing Jews on the Temple Mount, and then graduated to assaulting police.

Islamists / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

Islamic Wakf Inaugurates New Mosque at the Temple Mount’s Mercy Gate

By Naomi Kahn

Illegal construction work on the “Gate of Mercy” structure is causing permanent harm to the ancient Jewish structure.

Islamists / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Netanyahu: ‘Won’t be Another Mosque on the Temple Mount’

By Israel Hayom

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders removal of recently installed equipment from the “Gate of Mercy” site on the Temple Mount • Arab officials: Israeli government efforts “to Judaize Jerusalem and erode the status quo at Al-Aqsa will be met with strong resistance.”

Video of the Day / Islamists / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Islamists Breach Temple Mount's Gate of Mercy Compound

By Video of the Day

The Islamists screamed Allahu Ahkbar and that with spirit and blood they will redeem Al-Aqsa.

Featured / The Muqata

Tuvia Grossman and the Covington Catholic School Fiasco

By JoeSettler

If the media didn't learn from Tuvia Grossman, why will it learn now from Covington Catholic High School?

Featured / Politics / Holidays & Observances / Media / The Temple Mount / Pallywood

Arab Media: '500 Settlers Storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque'

By JNi.Media

In Arab Newspeak, every Jew is a settler and every Jew who visits the Temple Mount is, in fact, storming the Al-Aqsa mosque.

Featured / Politics / Police and Crime / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Religion / Judaism

Police Arrest Jew who Blew Shofar on Temple Mount on Rosh Hashana

By JNi.Media

Puah managed to sneak his shofar into the Temple Mount compound and kept blowing it until he was arrested.

Ari Fuld's Sword of Israel

Grab Onto the Rope!

By Ari Fuld HY"D

I want to tell you about a dream I had this past Shabbat on Tisha B'Av..

Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Jordan

Jordan Protests As Jews Ascend Temple Mount on Tisha B'Av

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jewish activists dressed in construction worker’s garb chanted “no more crying, time for building.” 

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Druze / The Temple Mount / Sports / Israeli Arabs

Real Madrid FC Joins Hundreds who Honor Slain Druze Border Policemen

By JNi.Media

Stawi's family decided to honor Hail's memory by holding an annual race, The Ramos Race, named after Hail's son who was only three weeks old at the time of the attack.

Featured / The Knesset / The Temple Mount

MKs on the Temple Mount

By Jewish Press News Desk

MK Amir Ohana, who describes himself as not a religious person, described the incredible experience he felt while visiting the site.

Government / The Knesset / The Temple Mount

Netanyahu Revokes Ban on MKs Temple Mount Visits

By JNi.Media

"Netanyahu will not tell Muslims, MKs and others, when to enter and when to pray. For non-Muslims, there is nothing to look for in that place," MK Haneen Zoabi declared.

Featured / Jewish / Politics / Government / History / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Religion

Is It Time to Stop Fasting on the 17th of Tamuz?

By JNi.Media

It appears that in order to revoke an ancient law such as the fast of Tamuz 17, there really has to be a major consensus among all of us that the time of joy and gladness is here again.

Featured / Headline / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Judaism

Monday Yuval and Racheli Got Married on Temple Mount

By JNi.Media

Reportedly, as many as four Jewish couples got married on the Temple Mount over the past 18 months, despite the Israel Police and the Jordanian Waqf rules.

Featured / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

Running Counter: Thousands of Jews Ascending to Temple Mount on Jerusalem Day

By Jewish Press News Desk

We are keeping a running counter of the number of Jews ascending to the Temple Mount on Jerusalem Day.

Featured / Video of the Day

Teaching to Stab on the Temple Mount

By Video of the Day

A child plays at stabbing a policeman from behind, on the Temple Mount...

Featured / Politics / Eye on "Palestine" / Media / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Settlements

Arab Media: Dozens of Settlers Stormed Al Aqsa Mosque

By JNi.Media

All of which can only mean one thing: rush to the mikvah, folks, get dressed modestly and go visit the Temple Mount this Chol Ha'Moed, before Israel Police declare that doing that endangers peace in the Middle East.

Photo of the Day

The Korban Pesach (Demo)

By Photo of the Day

The Temple Organizations Headquarters held its 15th annual Pascal sacrifice exercise on Monday

Featured / IDF & Security / US / Politics / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria / Sovereignty / Rockets from Gaza

'Detained Congressmen's Visit Focused on Jerusalem, Sovereignty, Security

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Before this article went to press, Congressmen Tipton and McKinley were detained by Israeli police for daring to pick up an olive branch which they found lying on the ground while touring on the Temple Mount. See our story about what happened. On their trip to Israel this week, two U.S. Congressman are focusing on […]

Headline / Police and Crime / Islamists / The Temple Mount

Temple Mount Group Calls on Visitors to File Police Complaints Against Waqf

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Returning to the Mountain" hopes that if enough people file complaints the Waqf can be deterred.

IDF & Security / Government / News Briefs / Turkey / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / European Union

Israel Deports Two Turks After Provocations at Temple Mount

By Jewish Press News Desk

The two Turkish tourists who were deported entered Israel on Belgian passports; details on the third man were unavailable.

Beyond the Matrix

What are the Noahide's Doing on The Temple Mount - Beyond The Matrix

By Israel News Talk Radio

Three non-Jewish men and one non-Jewish woman went up to the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism,and took part in a ceremony in which they received upon themselves the responsibility of adhering to the seven Noahide laws.

Featured / My Right Word

Hillel At Princeton: On the Roof?

By Yisrael Medad

Someone get them a ladder over at Princeton's Hillel.

Op-Eds

Administering the Temple Mount Is a Privilege, Not a Right

By BESA CENTER

The administrative management of this place of worship, holy for Judaism and Islam, should provide hospitality, dignity, and security to all law-abiding visitors and sincere worshippers respectful of the place, without religious, racial, or political discrimination.

Featured / Jewish / History / Jerusalem / Archaeology

Amazing New Discoveries in Western Wall Tunnels, Including Ancient Theater

By JNi.Media

Excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered large portions of courses of the Western Wall that have been hidden for 1,700 years, including an ancient Roman theater.

Ari and Jeremy

Israel Inspired: The Temple Mount Revolution

By The Land of Israel

Get ready for a mass gathering and ascension to the Temple Mount this Sukkot with Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel on Israel Inspired.

Headline / Politics / Police and Crime / Holidays & Observances / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Religious & Secular in Israel / Religion

Jerusalem Police Bans Four Species from Temple Mount – They 'Harm the Status Quo'

By JNi.Media

"In the framework of the rules of the Temple Mount, in accordance with the status quo in the area, ritual activity with overt external features, including the four species, is forbidden."

The Temple Mount

Temple Mount to be Closed to Jews on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Hijri, the day Muslims mark the beginning of the Islamic new year and where the only celebration is a day off from school, falls on the same day as Rosh Hashana this year, and this has led to a police decision to close the Temple Mount to Jews for Rosh Hashana, according to the […]

Featured / US / Politics / Government / Diaspora / Jordan

King Abdullah Tells US Jews Relations with Israel depend on Resolving Embassy Investigation

By JNi.Media

163 passports belonging Jordanian citizens who requested a visa to Israel are locked away in a safe of the shuttered Israeli embassy in Jordan.

Featured / Politics / Government / Jerusalem / Settlements

Jerusalem Municipality to Add 176 Housing Units to Jewish Enclave at Heart of Jabel Mukaber

By JNi.Media

Israel's Supreme Court rejected an appeal from local Arab residents who had claimed some of the land belonged to them. Upon completion, the neighborhood will boast 480 apartments.

Featured / Dovid Ben-Meir

Cultural Appropriation

By Dovid Ben-Meir

When I was a kid they hadn't invented "cultural appropriation" yet. Instead we were allowed to take anything from any culture, since all humanity was one big family, and imitating someone was a high sign of respect. Since then copying something from another culture has supposedly become an alleged crime against humanity, somehow.

Headline / Politics / Government / The Knesset / The Temple Mount / Judea & Samaria

Ariel Calls on All Israelis to Visit Temple Mount

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Ariel spoke following a “trial” earlier in the day during which police allowed sitting MKs to visit the holy site for the first time since 2015.

Featured / Politics / Palestinian Authority / Media / Islamists / The Temple Mount / Religion

According to Muslim Dignitaries, this Picture Shows Jews 'Storming' Al Aqsa Mosque

By JNi.Media

In the picture there's only one occupying force, way back, behind the nice storming lady in the green shirt. All the other occupying forces were probably having lunch at the time.

Headline / Jewish / Politics / Government / The Knesset / The Temple Mount

Glick on Temple Mount Pilot: I Won't Be Netanyahu's Guinea Pig

By JNi.Media

MK Glick responded acerbically to Netanyahu's "gesture," suggesting it was a hoax the PM is staging ahead of his government's response to a petition he filed with the High Court of Justice against the ban.

Featured / Terrorism / Police and Crime / Islamists / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Accomplice in Temple Mount Terror Attack Indicted

By Jewish Press News Desk

Amjad Jabarin from Umm al-Fahm aided the three Israel-Arab Islamic terrorists in their Temple Mount terror attack.

Politics / Government / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / On Campus / Education

Israel Bans Palestinian Authority Curriculum for Girls' School in Al-Aqsa Mosque

By JNi.Media

The school was inspected and items were confiscated during the riots on and outside the Temple Mount in mid-July.

Featured / Government / Travel / Business and Economy / Jerusalem / Science and Tech

Tel Aviv–Jerusalem High-Speed Train Passes First Test Ahead of April 2018 Opening

By JNi.Media

The new, high-speed railway has been criticized by the political left and the Palestinian Authority for passing through about 4 miles of Judea and Samaria, most of it through tunnels.

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / US / Politics / Government / Iran / Turkey

Netanyahu Leverages Independent Kurdistan Against the Meddling Turkey, Iran

By JNi.Media

In July, when Turkish President Erdogan attacked Israel's security policy on the Temple Mount, Netanyahu issued a statement saying, "It would be interesting to see what Erdogan would say to ... the Kurds. Erdogan is the last one who can preach to Israel."

Photo of the Day

Open for Business

By Photo of the Day

MK Yehuda Glick has moved his office to the Lions' Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Featured / Headline / Terrorism / Video of the Day / The Temple Mount

Shocking Video: Mother Teaching Children Terror on the Temple Mount

By Video of the Day

Watch a Muslim mother teach her children to shoot policemen on the Temple Mount.

Featured / Travel / Turkey / Islamists / Jerusalem

Turkey's Erdoğan Promoting Tourism to Israel #ThyKudüseİndirimYap

By Jewish Press News Desk

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is calling on Muslims to visit the Al Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in solidarity.

The Muqata

From Amona to Dimona

By JoeSettler

Netanyahu seems to have forgotten that he destroyed Amona.

Headline / IDF & Security / Politics / Government / Anti-Israel NGOs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

NGO: Israel Revokes Citizenship of Eastern Jerusalem Arabs

By JNi.Media

The report includes interviews with eight Arab families, "victims" of Israel's aggressive policy, the most glaring of which is with Abed Dawiat, who committed the official first act of terror of the lone-wolf intifada.

The Tamar Yonah Show

The Tamar Yonah Show - Telling My Story

By Israel News Talk Radio

If we don't tell our story, then some 'other' story or narrative will overtake the truth.

The Yishai Fleisher Show on JewishPress.com

Hashem or the Hashemites

By Moshe Herman

He who controls the Temple Mount is he who controls the whole Land of Israel! Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai to discuss the problem with the King of Jordan -- the "custodian of Jerusalem's holy places" -- and a new generation that yearns for the Temple Mount. Also, the holiday of Tu B'Av, which is all about two-in-love.

The Jay Shapiro Show

The Jay Shapiro Show --The Temple Mount

By Israel News Talk Radio

Israel's history and Temple is being denied by an artificial Palestinian people.

The Tamar Yonah Show

The Tamar Yonah Show - Sick and Tired!

By Israel News Talk Radio

Everything is spiraling down and Tamar Yonah is sick & tired of it all!

Politics / Police and Crime / Government / Israeli Arabs

President Rivlin Mediates Meeting bet. Police Chief, Arab Mayors

By JNi.Media

'The Arab community was not born a violent society. The circumstances brought us to this.'

Headline / Jewish / Politics / Police and Crime / The Courts / The Temple Mount / Religious & Secular in Israel

Ignorant of Tradition, On 9 B'Av Police Tase Man Who Tore Garment on Temple Mount

By JNi.Media

At the hearing, the Police representative claimed that the detainees had been arrested because they had violated the public order during their visit to the Temple Mount by ripping their clothes.

Featured / Terrorism / Jewish / Politics / Police and Crime / The Courts / Religious & Secular in Israel / Israeli Arabs

Poll: 70% of Israeli Jews Support Death Penalty for Terrorists, Only 13% Strongly Oppose

By JNi.Media

Of the 500 Jewish respondents, 44% strongly supported, and 25.8% moderately supported the death penalty. 12.4% moderately opposed, and only 12.9% strongly oppose. 4.9% declined to answer.

Headline / The Temple Mount

Explore the Temple on Google Maps Street View

By Jewish Press News Desk

An interactive virtual Third Temple has been uploaded to Google Maps for you to explore. It's amazing.

Headline / The Temple Mount

A Thousand Jews Manage to Visit Temple Mount on Tisha B'Av

By Jewish Press News Desk

The police didn't want to simply open the gates to the masses of Jews waiting to go up.

Terrorism / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Five Arab Jerusalemites Indicted for Incitement

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Three of the accused called on Facebook for people to attack Israelis following the murder of two policemen at the Temple Mount.

Featured / Terrorism / Israel / Jordan

Family of Embassy Guard Leaves Home for Safety Reasons

By Jewish Press News Desk

As a result of the Jordanian disclosure, the Moyal family has left their home out of fear of attack.

Featured / Politics / Police and Crime / History / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Religion

Holiday Sensation, No Arabs, on Temple Mount on 9 B'Av Week

By JNi.Media

Other than that one Jordanian Waqf agent, the Temple Mount was almost empty of Muslims Sunday.

Featured / Headline / Politics / Eye on "Palestine" / History / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Islamists / The Temple Mount / Jordan / Religion

Peace Partner: Jordan's King Vows to 'Stop the Judaisation' of Temple Mount

By JNi.Media

The Jordan Times' version of the King Abdullah's announcement Saturday already scrubbed out the anti-Semitic tidbit, but it was clear that the King is stressed enough by recent events to shake out the ant-Jewish genie in the bottle.

Sponsored Posts / Jewish / Jerusalem

Join the 'Walk Around the Walls' on Tisha B'Av

By Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar

Every year, thousands of Jews join in the annual Tisha B'Av eve walk.

Headline / Police and Crime / The Temple Mount

Temple Mount Access Restricted to Muslims 50+

By Jewish Press News Desk

Police don't want a repeat of yesterday's Muslim riots on the Temple Mount.

Serials

Getzlight - Chapter I

By Ruchama Feuerman

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