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 ...

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

(JTA) — The Temple Mount is closed to Jewish visitors “until further notice,” the organization that coordinates visits by Jews said Saturday, after a fresh round of clashes between Israeli ...

A group of Israeli ministers and MKs sent a letter to members of the US Congress, calling for official recognition of the ...

A Jewish man climbed the Western Wall, a holy site in Jerusalem, in order to ascend the Temple Mount on Thursday, the Chief Rabbinate confirmed. The individual reportedly desecrated the religious ...

Hamas supporters waving Hamas flags on the Dome of the Rock mosque in the Temple Mount compound on Ramadan, April 22, 2022 Israeli security forces were preparing on Friday morning for tens of ...

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 ...

Israeli police officers restrain Jewish activists protesting the Waqf control on the Temple Mount, December 7, 2023. In a letter sent to members of the US Senate on Monday, a group of Israeli ...

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 ...

and to Jews as the Temple Mount. For Muslims, it is the third holiest site in Islam, while Jews revere it as the location of the two ancient Jewish temples, making it the holiest site in Judaism.