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 […]
17th of Tammuz: Record number of Jews ascend to the Temple Mount to commemorate Jerusalem’s destruction
“This is a 50% increase from this day last year,” Elboim said. “Everything went very well. Jews succeeded in praying and even in performing the Kohanic priestly blessing.”
Temple Mount: Are the Israeli police taking orders from the Wakf?
Head of NGO Im tirtzu Tom Nisani blasted the video accusing the police officer of colluding and taking orders from “the enemy.” who he accused of being a terror supporter who “oversees Hamas members” in his Wakf staff.
What is the Temple Mount ‘Status Quo’?
Secret documents released by the Israeli archives expose the real “status quo” instituted in 1967.
Shavuot, the Six-Day War and the Sorry ‘Status Quo’ on the Temple Mount
The tendency of mostly young male Palestinians to use any excuse to desecrate the site, the holiest in Judaism and third in Islam, has become commonplace.