Vatican Hosts Historic Prayer Summit for Peace in Israel
Pope Francis welcomed Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to the Vatican on Sunday in an attempt to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Police Attempt to Arrest Ten Year Old Israeli For Worship on Temple Mount
JERUSALEM – A ten-year-old minor was almost arrested Tuesday morning (Jun. 3) by Israeli police after prostrating himself on the Temple Mount, and by doing so ‘breaking the rules’ laid down by the police for Jewish worshipers on the Mount.
Prayer Denied: The Temple Mount Travesty
Shavuot (Pentecost) is one of the three biblical festivals at which the Jewish people would bring offerings to the Temple in Jerusalem. We observe the anniversary of Moses receiving the Torah, and commemorate and reaffirm it as if we were there.
Pope Ascends Temple Mount on Last Day in Israel
Pope Francis made his way to Tel Aviv yesterday after meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and holding mass in Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Sunday.
Did You Hear the One About the Pope, the Rabbi, and the Muslim?
The Pope, a Jewish rabbi, and a Muslim religious leader ascend the Temple Mount together. This sounds like a setup for a joke, doesn’t it?
Movement on the Mount
Jews and Muslims both pray at the Tomb of Samuel the Prophet outside Jerusalem, and at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron. There is no reason why they cannot do so at the Temple Mount.
New Bill Seeks to Allow Jews to Pray on Temple Mount
A controversial new bill regarding Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount is set to be pushed through the Knesset by members of the Likud and Labor party.
New Islamic Fatwa Allows Millions of Muslims to Pray on Temple Mount
A new Islamic fatwa permits millions of Muslims from around the world to visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount.
Western Wall Undergoes some Passover Spring Cleaning
The Western Wall has undergone some spring cleaning in honor of the Jewish Passover holiday. Twice a year, the chief rabbi of the Western Wall and his team meticulously clean the wall and gather hundreds of thousands of notes left by worshippers in the ancient cracks.
Special Knesset Subcommittee to Examine Jewish Right to Pray on Temple Mount
For the first time, the Knesset will be holding a meeting to hear arguments for allowing Jews to pray on the Temple Mount. A special Knesset subcommittee will be gathering on Monday for the purposes of carrying out an in-depth examination of Jewish demands to pray on Judaism’s most holy site.