While Israel was fully in control of all of Jerusalem, including the Old City which had previously been under Jordanian occupation (and never recognized internationally), Israel allowed Jordan to ...

(JNS) Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on August 13th visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, where he said his policy was to allow Jewish prayer at Judaism’s holiest site. “We are ...

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, after his visit at the Temple Mount during Tisha B'Av, Aug. 13, 2024. (JNS) Israeli National Security ...

Last week, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir stood on the Temple Mount and, for the third time in as many months, declared the end to the longstanding status quo governing the contentious ...

An eclectic mix of Jews and Christians visited the Temple Mount on Wednesday afternoon to sing and pray in remembrance of American conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last week.

Changes to the status quo on the Temple Mount — or even rumors of such changes — have sparked violence in the past. (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett claimed, contrary to current policy, ...

May 21 (UPI) --Israel's security minister Itamar Ben Gvir is drawing criticism following a visit to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Sunday and remarks that encourage breaking a more than half-century ...

(RNS) — A group that advocates for Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount reported that more than 10,000 Jewish worshippers had visited it between September and November in violation of an agreement ...

Judge Bilha Yahalom and Jews praying on the Temple Mount. Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court Judge Bilha Yahalom on Wednesday revoked a restraining order that was handed to a Jew who prayed on the Temple ...

Jewish activists say they are exercising their right to free worship at a site holy to Jews and Muslims. But the change upsets a longstanding compromise aimed at staving off conflict. By Patrick ...