Tag: Temple Mount
Subdued holiday blessing at Western Wall as tensions clamped to keep the calm
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...
Erdoğan, Middle Eastern countries bash Israel over Arab violence in Jerusalem
Turkey, Jordan and Morocco condemned Israel’s actions on the Temple Mount near the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, despite the violence being sparked by Arab rioters.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi summoned Israel’s Chargé d’Affaires in...
How the US perpetuates Palestinian violence
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...
More than 300 Palestinian rioters arrested in Temple Mount clashes ahead of Passover
Security tensions in Israel in recent weeks hit a new high on April 15, the second Friday of Ramadan and the eve of Passover. By mid-morning Friday, some 300 Palestinian rioters on the Temple...
Despite spate of violence, Israel to allow Palestinians to visit Temple Mount
Despite a wave of Palestinian Arab violence that has left 11 Israelis dead in recent weeks, Israel plans to allow women and children, as well as men over the age of 40, from the...
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...
Stabbing thwarted in Jerusalem’s Old City; terrorist neutralized
Israeli security forces thwarted a terror attack in Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday morning, according to the Israel Police.
A 30-year-old woman approached police officers stationed near the Temple Mount’s Chain Gate and attempted to...
Western Wall authority begins work on at-risk Mughrabi Bridge
Renovation work on the Mughrabi Bridge at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City began on Sunday, according to the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, which is responsible for the site. The temporary construction has...
Why is support for ‘freedom of worship for Jews’ on the Temple Mount so...
Maybe it was just the product of the ongoing civil war between the different political parties on the Israeli right. Or maybe it was just time that an Israeli prime minister said something that,...
Bennett, Arab lawmakers spar over Temple Mount access
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and the Arab Ra’am Party clashed on Sunday after Jews were allowed to sing and pray in certain parts of Temple Mount during Tisha B’Av, on which Jews mourn...