British Minister Prays at Al Aqsa on Temple Mount; emphasizes “Jordanian Custodianship”
Lord Tariq Ahmad, the Minister of Middle East Affairs at the British Foreign Ministry, ascended to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Thursday and prayed at the Aqsa Mosque, declaring support for the “Jordanian custodianship.” The Temple Mount is Judaism’s holiest site. In meetings with Palestinian officials, he decried Israel’s “occupation” of “Palestine”. The British […]
A Warped View of the Government, Courtesy of the Left
With the help of the fake news industry, Itamar Ben-Gvir’s uneventful Temple Mount visit and the supposedly anti-LGBTQ coalition dominated the news cycle, creating news out of non-stories.
Misreporting on Holy Sites Mars NPR’s Coverage of Ben-Gvir’s Temple Mount Visit
The publicly-funded network casts doubt on whether the Jewish Temples stood on the Mount.
Does the Israeli Left Protect Israel from the International Left?
All major and minor operatives on the Israeli left have long insisted that if our elected leaders stray from the left’s positions on either domestic or strategic issues, the gates of hell will open to Israel on the international stage.
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 […]