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Blowing the shofar is ‘one of the most dangerous rituals’ Israel uses to ‘impose its control’, PA claims

Sounding the ram’s horn has been part of Jewish tradition for thousands of years

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Sounding the shofar throughout the Hebrew month of Elul is 'no longer a passing religious ritual', according to PA (Photo: Flash90)

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir seen after a visit at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, during the Tisha B’Av, August 3, 2025. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ביקור הר הבית מערבי איתמר בן גביר השר לביטחון לאומי תשעה באב

Itamar Ben-Gvir

Itamar Ben Gvir and Israeli government ministers lead ‘inflammatory’ prayers on Temple Mount

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A rare coin from the final year before the destruction of the Second Temple has been discovered on the Temple Mount (Image: IAA)

Rare coin from Jewish revolt against Romans uncovered near Temple Mount

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Protestors clashed with police in Jerusalem on Monday after members of the far-right chanted 'death to the Arabs' during Yom Yerushalayim celebrations (Image: Flash90)

Yom Yerushalayim

Israeli far-right hijack Jerusalem Day celebrations with ‘death to Arabs’ chants and Temple Mount prayer

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Reaching out: Rome's Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni (left) with Christian and Muslim leaders at the Vatican in 2006 (Photo: Getty Images)

Does Judaism see other faiths as valid?

By Simon Rocker

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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir seen at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, after his visit at the Temple Mount, during Tisha B'Av, August 13, 2024. (Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) כותל מערבי איתמר בן גביר השר לביטחון לאומי תשעה באב

US condemns Ben-Gvir’s call for synagogue on Temple Mount

By Andrew Bernard

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Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir joins Jewish nationalists, including far-right activists, rallying at Jerusalem's Damascus Gate on 5 June, 2024 during the so-called Jerusalem Day flag march, that commemorates the Israeli army's capture in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war of the city's eastern sector, home to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site, which Jews call the Temple Mount. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli defence minister calls Ben Gvir’s Temple Mount statements ‘dangerous, unnecessary and irresponsible’

By Eliana Jordan

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Ben-Gvir makes inflammatory visit to Temple Mount amid threat of Iran attack

In June, he said he intends to allow all Jews to openly pray at Judaism’s holiest site

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August 13, 2024 10:45

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir seen at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, after his visit at the Temple Mount, during Tisha B'Av, August 13, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ביקור כותל מערבי איתמר בן גביר השר לביטחון לאומי תשעה באב

The Temple was our beating heart – we should mourn its loss

Some believe the Temple belongs to our past – but that is a mistake, as Tuesday’s fast of Tishah b’Av reminds us

By Rabbi Sam Millunchick

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August 11, 2024 11:40

The Roman Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, 70 AD by Nicolas Poussin (Alamy)

Israeli government decides against Ramadan restrictions for Arab Israelis on Temple Mount

As in the past, only restrictions on individuals will be imposed, based on Israel Security Agency intelligence

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February 29, 2024 10:20

Temple Mount will be closed apart from to Muslim women and men over 50

Ben Gvir visits Temple Mount to 'prove Israel owns' site

Around 1,200 Jews visited the Temple Mount on Thursday ahead of Jerusalem Day

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May 21, 2023 08:41

Ben Gvir visits Temple Mount to 'prove Israel owns' site

Rockets fired at Israeli towns following clashes at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Hamas told Palestinians to go to the holy site to defend it 'en masse'

By Daniel Ben-David

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April 5, 2023 09:53

This picture taken from the Mount of Olives shows the Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem's Old City during clashes with Palestinians in Al-Aqsa Mosque on April 5, 2023. - Clashes erupted inside the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem early April 5, 2023 as Israeli police said they had entered to dislodge "agitators", a move denounced as an "unprecedented crime" by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, called on Palestinians in the West Bank "to go en masse to the Al-Aqsa mosque to defend it". (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Ben Gvir slammed for first Temple Mount visit as minister

It was the controversial new Security Minister's first tour of the site since Israel's November election

By Daniel Ben-David

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January 3, 2023 12:23

Right-wing politician MK Itamar Ben Gvir seen after visiting the Temple Mount, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on March 31, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** איתמר בן גביר משטרה הר הבית ירושלים העיר העתיקה

Attempted terrorist attack in Jerusalem's Old City thwarted by security forces

This comes just hours after veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead in the West Bank

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May 11, 2022 17:20

Attempted terrorist attack in Jerusalem's Old City thwarted by security forces

BBC 'justifies violence' by calling Israelis 'settlers'

MPs from across political spectrum demand probe into ‘bias’ at Corporation over reporting of violence at Temple Mount

By Jonathan Sacerdoti

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May 5, 2022 10:58

Palestinian demonstrators hurl rocks during clashes with Israeli security forces inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, early on April 22, 2022. - Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protestors again at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, raising fears of further escalation. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Fiyaz Mughal

By Fiyaz Mughal

Religious zealots must not be allowed to abuse the Temple Mount

Conflict on the site starts a chain reaction that leads to more death and destruction

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April 27, 2022 13:19

TOPSHOT - Palestinians walk outside the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City in al-Aqsa mosque compound on January 23, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI (Photo credit should read AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)