The history of the Temple Mount is one of perpetual friction. It was the site of Solomon’s first Temple, later destroyed by ...

Open prayer and prostration on the Temple Mount by Jewish worshipers is now a matter of routine and permitted by the police ...

Orthodox American immigrants to Israel have played leading roles in activism for greater Jewish access to the Temple Mount. JERUSALEM (JTA) – Liberal American Jews are feeling thwarted in their ...

A group of Israeli ministers and MKs sent a letter to members of the US Congress, calling for official recognition of the Jewish people’s historical and religious connection to the Temple Mount ...

Temple Mount is one of the holiest sites in Jerusalem for both Jews and Muslims. Historians have associated it with Mount Moriah (where the binding of Isaac took place) and Mount Zion (where the ...

Israel Police on Wednesday announced that Jews will be forbidden to ascend the Temple Mount for a period of ten days - the last third of the month of Ramadan. In addition, the Temple Mount will ...

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Biden administration said a visit to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount by Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s far-right national security minister, was “provocative” and cautioned ...

Palestinians walk near the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, in September 2024. (photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS) As Jewish visits to Judaism’s holiest site increase ...