Tag: Temple Mount
Gaza rocket fire ‘clear violation’ of international law, asserts US Jewish groups
American Jewish leaders reacted to the escalating situation in Israel on Monday with all condemning the rocket fire on Israel by Gaza terror groups.
American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris urged international support for Israel...
Jerusalem Day marred by ongoing Arab riots; Jews barred from Temple Mount
Unrest in the Israeli capital continued on Monday morning—Jerusalem Day—with Arab riots on the Temple Mount and in the Old City.
Thirteen Israeli police officers were injured in the clashes, including one who was hospitalized, Army...
Is Palestinian incitement driving the tensions in Jerusalem?
Thousands of Arab protesters have been violently rioting on the Temple Mount (known by Muslims as Haram al-Sharif) throughout the “Jerusalem Day” holiday and over the course of the last several days, accusing Israel...
Hamas targets Jerusalem with rocket fire amid escalating tensions
Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups have launched at least seven rockets towards Jerusalem on Monday evening in a significant escalation of ongoing tensions in the Israeli capital over the last several days.
According to...
Israel urges US to stay out of situation in Jerusalem
Israel is pushing back against concerns from the Biden administration over the escalating situation in Jerusalem with it reportedly urging the United States not to intervene.
On Sunday, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke...
Our German-made Passover seder plates
Storytelling is a central feature of the Passover holiday. The imperative for Jews to retell our history assures that our children will never forget it.
During the Holocaust, traditional Passover seder texts were handwritten in...
Applying the Abraham Accords to the Temple Mount
During a weekly lesson delivered from the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in the wake of the beheading of French school teacher Samuel Paty, Palestinian Islamic scholar Sheikh Issam Amira stated that “it...
Sheikh banned from Temple Mount for lauding decapitation of teacher in France
Palestinian Islamic scholar Sheikh Issam Amira was summoned for questioning by police over the weekend for a recent sermon in which he praised the terrorist who beheaded history teacher Samuel Paty in a Paris suburb on...
Hundreds protest at Temple Mount against Muhammad caricatures; three arrested
Hundreds of people demonstrated at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Friday against French President Emmanuel Macron and his pledge to protect the right to caricature the Islamic prophet Muhammad with three arrested for...
Temple Mount activist eyes Israel’s presidency
This summer, when Israeli President Reuven “Rubi” Rivlin’s term as president comes to a close, the Knesset will convene to elect his successor. It appears likely that Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog will throw...