Unholy Discrimination on the Temple Mount
This week, much of the world got uptight over the visit of a Jewish man to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
Temple Mount activists petition Ben Gvir to permit Passover sacrifice
In the wake of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir ascending to the Temple Mount, the Return to the Mount activist group petitioned the minister to permit the Biblical Passover offering at Judaism’s holiest site.
Rabbi Glick: Ben Gvir ascending to Temple Mount may bring Zechariah’s prophecy
On Tuesday morning, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (Otzma Yehudit Party) ascended to the Temple Mount to commemorate the Tenth of Tevet, the fast day commemorating the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar that led to the destruction of the Temple. Former MK Rabbi Yehudah Glick asked whether this event may trigger Zechariah’s prophecy. It […]
Biblical Siloam Pool next to Temple Mount to be fully excavated
The ancient pool of Siloam, first mentioned in the biblical book of Kings II, will be fully excavated and opened to the public, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Tuesday. The structure is located just outside the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City to the southeast. “The Pool of Siloam in the City of David National Park […]
Rare 2,000-year-old ‘Temple tax’ silver coin found near Temple Mount
A rare silver “half-shekel” coin from the time of the Great Jewish Revolt against the Romans (66-70 CE) was uncovered in Jerusalem in the Ophel excavation south of the Temple Mount, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced Tuesday. “This is the third coin of this type found in excavations in Jerusalem, and one of the […]
Netanyahu refused Ben Gvir’s demand for Jewish prayer on Temple Mount – Report
During coalition negotiations, Likud rejected outright a demand from its right-wing coalition partners to allow Jews to pray on the Temple Mount, Haaretz News has reported. Though Jewish prayer at the site is mandated by Israeli law, Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu has historically refused to enforce this law. But Bibi did stipulate one condition under […]
A Palestinian Official Gets Away with Calling Jews ‘Apes and Pigs’
Imagine if a U.S. presidential advisor made such comments about black Americans.
Arab attacks Jew on Temple Mount; Arabs taunt Jews with calls to religious war
An Arab attacked a Jew who ascended to the Temple Mount on Tuesday afternoon and on Monday, a group of Arabs chanted “Khaybar, Yahud.”
Can these elections change the status of the Temple Mount?
“Israeli Jews have been voting with their feet by going up to the Temple Mount,” says activist Michael Miller.
Yair Lapid tells Arab media he will protect Muslim prayer on Temple Mount, not allow Jewish prayer
In an interview with the Arabic-language channel Hala television on Tuesday evening, interim Prime Minister Yair Lapid revealed his platform for the upcoming elections. “We will take care of the freedom of worship of Muslims at al-Aqsa, who can go up to pray,” Lapid said. “We allow Jewish visitors to ascend the mount, but not […]
