Tag: Temple Mount
Abbas adviser: Israeli Knesset members on Temple Mount equals ‘Zionist ISIS-ism’
Mahmoud al-Habbash, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’ adviser on religious affairs, told the official P.A. daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida this month that the presence of Jewish Israeli Knesset members in Jerusalem and on the Temple Mount “defiles”...
‘Jerusalem Day’ fight breaks out on Temple Mount
Fighting between Jews and Arabs erupted on the Temple Mount on Sunday morning, as Jews ascended the holy site on Jerusalem Day.
Some eyewitnesses stated that Arabs lashed out in rage against Jews who began...
Jordan blasts Israel for letting Jews pray at Temple Mount
The government of King Abdullah Hussein of Jordan has filed an official complaint with Israel’s Foreign Ministry for allowing members of the Jewish faith to utter Jewish prayers outside the entrance to the Temple...
Rare trove of coins dating to Jewish revolt unearthed in Jerusalem
The Israeli Nature and Parks Authority announced that a team of archeologists unearthed a trove of rare bronze coins on Monday dating from the last years of the Roman-Jewish War (66-73 CE) in a...
Jewish worshipers, police clash on Temple Mount
Israel Police and a group of Jewish worshipers clashed on Wednesday in the Temple Mount compound. Police said that a group Jewish visitors violated the terms of the visit and created a provocation that caused a...
Court to gov’t: explain unequal Temple Mount security for Jews, Muslims
Israel's highest court on Friday reportedly ordered the government to explain why Jews must go through electronic security checks before alighting Jerusalem's Temple Mount holy site when Muslims worshippers are not required to do...
Israeli Police stop soccer game on Temple Mount only after Jews’ request
Israeli Temple Mount policemen stopped on Sunday Arab kids from playing soccer on the Temple Mount only after they were requested to do it by one of the Jewish visitors to the holy site,...
US Jewish leaders from right to left back metal detectors on Temple Mount
There is a broad consensus among American Jewish leaders in support of Israel’s use of metal detectors to intercept terrorists on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations “supports taking...
Palestinian terror groups praise Temple Mount attack as ‘Heroic’
Friday’s terror attack near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, where three Arab terrorists killed two Israeli police officers, was praised by the Palestinian terror groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri tweeted,...
Palestinian official says Western Wall belongs to Jews
A top Palestinian Authority official said the Western Wall should remain under Jewish sovereignty but that the Temple Mount belongs to the Palestinian.
“We understand that the wall visited is sacred to the Jews...