Posts Tagged: Temple Mount Israel
Fact Check: Palestinians Are the Ones Who Block Access to Jewish Religious Sites
All too often, critics have charged the Jewish state with limiting Palestinians’ freedom of worship, specifically at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque. However, an honest examination of...
Jordan and Israel Must Work Together on the Temple Mount
The Temple Mount (known in Arabic as the Haram al-Sharif) is one of the holiest places on the planet for Jews and Muslims, but is...
Why Does the United Nations Celebrate Palestinian Terrorism and Rejectionism?
The United Nations once again marked the “International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People” on November 29, with a day of speeches and “cultural...
Islamic Waqf Refuses Order of Israeli Court to Withdraw From Temple Mount ‘Gate of Mercy’
JNS.org - The Islamic Waqf Council, the Jordanian-led Muslim religious body that shares control of the Temple Mount with Israeli authorities, openly refused an Israeli court...
The Golden Gate: A New Focus of Tension on the Temple Mount
JNS.org - The new Muslim Waqf council on the Temple Mount intends to revamp the Golden Gate, or "Gate of Mercy,” and use it as...
Abbas Adviser: Israeli Knesset Members on Temple Mount Equals ‘Zionist ISIS-ism’
JNS.org - Mahmoud al-Habbash, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’ adviser on religious affairs, told the official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida this month that the presence...
Jordan Formally Complains to Israel About Allowing Jews to Visit the Temple Mount
On Sunday, more than 1,000 Jews visited the site of the Holy Temples on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in order to commemorate the anniversary...
‘Am Yisrael Chai’ Permissible on Temple Mount, According to Jerusalem Court
JNS.org - The Jerusalem Magistrate Court ruled on Monday that it is permitted for visitors to the Temple Mount to yell out “Am Yisrael Chai” (“The...
Rare Trove of Coins Minted by Jewish Revolt Discovered in Jerusalem
JNS.org - The Israeli Nature and Parks Authority announced that a team of archaeologists unearthed a trove of rare bronze coins dating from the last years...
Despite a Difficult Month, Israel Will Prosper
The dramatic setbacks of the past month have been somewhat destabilizing in contrast to the almost euphoric atmosphere that previously prevailed in Israel. It is an...
Will Jewish Visits to the Temple Mount Be Pretext for More Attacks?
JNS.org - The Temple Mount -- a site of significance to the world’s three major monotheistic religions of Judaism, Islam and Christianity -- remains in the middle of a geopolitical...
Iran Tries to Use the Temple Mount to Turn Arab States Against Israel
From Iran's Mehr news agency: Iranian official Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said attempts by certain Arab countries to normalize ties with Israeli regime “will get nowhere” due to public...
Netanyahu Has No Good Options
JNS.org - The last two weeks were not a good time to be the prime minister of Israel. A series of unfortunate events led Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Israel Removes Temple Mount Metal Detectors in Favor of ‘Advanced Technologies’
JNS.org - Israel decided on Monday to remove the metal detectors at the Temple Mount, which had been installed following the recent terror attack that killed...
