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Temple Mount closed to Jews for remainder of Ramadan

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The Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City will remain shuttered for non-Muslim visitors until after Ramadan, the Israel Police has informed Jewish rights activists. Jews and other non-Muslims have been banned from ascending the Temple...

LA synagogue presidents resign after covering up Israeli hostage posters

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The HAMAKOM synagogue in Los Angeles conducted town hall meetings on Tuesday in response to the outrage that had arisen in the community over images that had circulated showing that posters of Israeli hostages hung in the building...

Twelve major attacks foiled in Jerusalem since start of 2024, police say

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Since the beginning of 2024, Israeli security forces have already foiled 12 major Palestinian terrorist attacks in Jerusalem, the Israel Police announced on Tuesday. The total number of large-scale attacks foiled in the capital city...

Israeli travelers warned of Ramadan threats

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Israel’s National Security Council on Wednesday issued a travel warning for citizens during the month-long Muslim holiday of Ramadan, which begins on Sunday evening. Citing an increase in incitement to commit terrorist attacks, the NSC...

Sinwar’s goal: Turning Ramadan into a regional Oct. 7

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Five months after the outbreak of the Gaza war, and even more so as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan approaches, the moment of truth for Israel’s military campaign appears to be rapidly approaching. U.S....

Israeli security chiefs hold situational assessment ahead of Ramadan

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Israel’s military, police and domestic intelligence chiefs gathered on Sunday night for a situational assessment ahead of the month-long Muslim holiday of Ramadan. According to the Israel Defense Forces, the meeting was held “to strengthen...

Hamas’s Haniyeh calls for terror attacks during Ramadan

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Ismail Haniyeh, the Doha-based leader of Hamas’s “political” wing, on Wednesday urged the Iran-led “Axis of Resistance” to step up attacks on Israel during Ramadan, calling for a “broad and international movement to break...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz (third from left) tells Arab ambassadors during an Iftar meal to break the Ramadan fast that Israel is protecting freedom of worship throughout the country and especially in Jerusalem, April 25, 2022. Credit: Elad Malka, Israeli Ministry of Defense.

Gantz to Arab ambassadors: Israel fostering regional ties, enabling prayer in Jerusalem

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Israel is taking “unprecedented measures” to safeguard Muslim freedom of worship at the Temple Mount in Old City Jerusalem, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz told ambassadors from Arab countries at an Iftar dinner on...
Jewish worshippers cover themselves with prayer shawls at the Western Wall (Kotel) in Jerusalem during the Kohanim Benediction for the Jewish holiday of Passover, April 18, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Subdued holiday blessing at Western Wall as tensions clamped to keep the calm

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Israeli security forces got what they were seeking: quiet. And, to some extent, Arab rioters got what they wanted: a depressed turnout. With Jerusalem on edge and the threat of violence palpable, Monday morning’s Birkat...
Palestinian and Arab-Israeli rioters hurl rocks at Israeli security forces during Ramadan prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, April 15, 2022. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.

How the US perpetuates Palestinian violence

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The U.S. State Department welcomed the first night of Passover with an admonition against violence. “We are closely monitoring events in Jerusalem during this sacred holiday period for Jews, Muslims and Christians,” read the official...