Posts Tagged: Waqf Temple Mount
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...
A Prayer at the Threshold of the Temple Mount
As I stood at the threshold of the Temple Mount, I internally said the Shehecheyanu -- the Blessing of Praise. Even though I was only...
Religious Tolerance and Mutual Respect Rather Than Polarization
The pivotal breakthrough which now seems likely to oblige Haredim to share the burden in terms of conscription and gainful employment, heralds a belated and...
Polls Says Nearly Half of Israelis Support ‘Women of the Wall’
Nearly half of Israelis, 48 percent, support of the group known as Women of the Wall's right to hold traditional Jewish prayer services at the...
Yom Yerushalayim and the Temple Mount: ‘Miracles of Biblical Proportion’
While the 1967 Six Day War ushered in a 46-year period of controversial and complex political realities, Israelis joyously celebrate that year's historic military...
While Jerusalem Day Is Celebrated Above Ground, Archaeological Discoveries Reveal City’s Layers
Tens of thousands will visit the Old City on May 8 for Jerusalem Day, the anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem during the 1967 Six...
MK Feiglin Breaks With Israel’s Governing Coalition After Temple Mount Ban
Jerusalem Post - Likud MK Moshe Feiglin initiated a one-man rebellion against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's governing coalition on Wednesday when he suspended...
Lapid Backs Women of the Wall
Jerusalem Post - Finance Minister and Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid has issued public backing for the Women of the Wall group, it emerged...
Ahead of Obama Visit, Significant Obstacles Keep Peace Process on Back Burner
WASHINGTON, DC - Leading up to President Barack Obama's visit to Israel next week, speculation abounds about what the trip will mean for the currently dormant...
Battle Over Jewish Right To Temple Mount Prayer Unfolding
Times of Israel - On Tuesday, the struggle of Jewish women fighting to worship with prayer shawls at the Western Wall in Jerusalem...
Hamas: Obama Visit to Temple Mount Would Be Declaration of War
CBS - Hamas is warning that if President Obama visits the Temple Mount it would be a "declaration of war" against the Islamic world. Israel National...
Waqf Ignores High Court Ruling, Continues to Destroy Temple Mount Artifacts
A demonstration was held Wednesday, December 26th, at the northern entrance to Jerusalem's Temple Mount in protest of the Waqf's continued destruction of archaeological artifacts in the...
