Tag: Holy Sites
Defend Jewish holy sites
Following the Jewish people’s return to Israel after 2,000 years, Jewish sites that define our history and identity are being destroyed and taken away from us once again.
This past Monday, the second day of...
In first, Israeli court backs ‘silent’ Jewish prayer on Temple Mount
Jerusalem Magistrates Court Judge Bilha Yahalom ruled on Wednesday that the silent prayer of Jews on the Temple Mount is allowed, saying it cannot be deemed a “criminal act.”
The ruling was the first by...
Pale and coughing, Hezbollah leader says Jerusalem holy sites will spark regional war
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday that any violations of Jerusalem and sites holy to Muslims would spark a regional war.
Speaking publicly for the first time since the ceasefire ending the 11-day war...
Temple Mount reopens to worshippers for first time in two months
Jews arrived in droves to ascend to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Sunday morning, the first time that the sacred site was reopened to Jewish visitation since being closed due to COVID-19 concerns...
Israel’s plans to bring cable car, fast train to Old City Jerusalem threaten to...
Imagine being able to exit Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport, hop on a fast train to Jerusalem and within about 45 minutes, stand at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City. That day could come...
Groups decry reported arson at Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Iran, urge investigation
Several Jewish organizations have expressed concern and condemnation over a purported arson attack on the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Hamedan, Iran.
Conflicting information surrounds the extent of the attack on the Jewish shrine....
Former MK Yehuda Glick arrested for ‘provocative behavior’ on Temple Mount
Former Knesset member Yehuda Glick was arrested three times over the course of a 24-hour period this week, accused by police of carrying out provocative behavior on a visit to the Temple Mount in...