Temple MountPolice allow Jewish prayer sheets on Temple Mount in reversal of long-held banThe change in policy is the latest part of a long-running push by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to revoke the unofficial prohibition on Jewish worship at the siteBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Temple MountNetanyahu backs Ben-Gvir’s push for Jewish prayer on the Temple MountIsrael’s national security minister has long maintained that prayer, including full prostration, should be allowed at the site, and has even suggested the construction of a synagogue thereBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
JerusalemBlowing the shofar is ‘one of the most dangerous rituals’ Israel uses to ‘impose its control’, PA claimsSounding the ram’s horn has been part of Jewish tradition for thousands of yearsBy JC Reporter1 min read
Itamar Ben-GvirItamar Ben Gvir and Israeli government ministers lead ‘inflammatory’ prayers on Temple MountThe visit came as police implemented new procedures allowing previously prohibited Jewish religious expressionBy JC Reporter1 min read
Temple MountRare coin from Jewish revolt against Romans uncovered near Temple MountThe coin was one of the last minted before the destruction of the Second Temple, nearly two millenia agoBy JC Reporter1 min read
Yom YerushalayimIsraeli far-right hijack Jerusalem Day celebrations with ‘death to Arabs’ chants and Temple Mount prayerExtremists used the occasion to call for Arab villages to be burned and break the ban on Jewish worship at the holy siteBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
MessianismDoes Judaism see other faiths as valid?An Israeli Orthodox institute is calling for interfaith relations to be put on a new footingBy Simon Rocker4 min read
US condemns Ben-Gvir’s call for synagogue on Temple MountJordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia were among the Muslim countries that officially condemned Ben-Gvir’s comments.By Andrew Bernard1 min read||August 28, 2024 08:35
Israeli defence minister calls Ben Gvir’s Temple Mount statements ‘dangerous, unnecessary and irresponsible’Yoav Gallant said the security minister’s insistence on Jewish prayer at the Temple Mount threatens Israeli national securityBy Eliana Jordan3 min read||August 26, 2024 11:55
Ben-Gvir makes inflammatory visit to Temple Mount amid threat of Iran attackIn June, he said he intends to allow all Jews to openly pray at Judaism’s holiest siteBy JC Reporter2 min read||August 13, 2024 10:45
The Temple was our beating heart – we should mourn its lossSome believe the Temple belongs to our past – but that is a mistake, as Tuesday’s fast of Tishah b’Av reminds usBy Rabbi Sam Millunchick3 min read||August 11, 2024 11:40
Israeli government decides against Ramadan restrictions for Arab Israelis on Temple MountAs in the past, only restrictions on individuals will be imposed, based on Israel Security Agency intelligenceBy JC Reporter2 min read||February 29, 2024 10:20
Ben Gvir visits Temple Mount to 'prove Israel owns' siteAround 1,200 Jews visited the Temple Mount on Thursday ahead of Jerusalem DayBy JC Reporter1 min read||May 21, 2023 08:41
Rockets fired at Israeli towns following clashes at Al-Aqsa MosqueHamas told Palestinians to go to the holy site to defend it 'en masse'By Daniel Ben-David2 min read||April 5, 2023 09:53
Ben Gvir slammed for first Temple Mount visit as ministerIt was the controversial new Security Minister's first tour of the site since Israel's November electionBy Daniel Ben-David3 min read||January 3, 2023 12:23
Attempted terrorist attack in Jerusalem's Old City thwarted by security forcesThis comes just hours after veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead in the West BankBy Ben Bloch1 min read||May 11, 2022 17:20
