Pod Save America Hosts Call on Democrats to Cut All Israel Military Aid, No Longer Accept AIPAC Funding
Jews, Israelis Targeted in Austria Amid Surge in Antisemitic Incidents; Local Jewish Community Calls for Action
‘All of Our Strength’: Over 1,000 Pro-Israel Activists Gather in DC for Solidarity Conference
‘Devastated’: Wesley LePatner, Killed in Manhattan Mass Shooting, Was a Jewish Communal, Philanthropic Leader
Sen. Angus King Vows to No Longer Vote for Israel Military Aid Until Gaza Conditions Improve
Europe Won’t Pressure Israel to ‘Commit Suicide’ Amid Gaza Backlash, Palestinian State Push, Says Israeli FM
Israel’s National Soccer Coach Attacked in Athens Before Soccer Fans Chant ‘F–K Israel, Free Palestine’ at Match
New York Judge Sentences Neo-Nazi to 5 Years for Livestreaming Bomb Threats Against Jewish Hospitals
US Pressures Lebanon to Issue Cabinet Decision to Disarm Hezbollah Before Talks Continue
UK Plans to Recognize Palestinian State in September Unless Israel Meets Conditions, Starmer Says
Report: Saudi King Intervened in Temple Mount Crisis
Error: Contact form not found.
by JNS.org
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman. Photo: Wikipedia.
JNS.org – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman intervened to end the closure of the Temple Mount following the terror attack that killed two Israeli police officers near the flashpoint holy site last Friday, the London-based Arabic news website Elaph reported on Tuesday.
Citing an unnamed “senior source,” the Arab media outlet reported that King Salman delivered a message to Jerusalem through the White House, urging Israel to reopen the Temple Mount to Muslim worshipers as quickly as possible.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly replied with reassurances that Israel had no intention of changing the status quo at the sensitive holy site, which forbids non-Muslim prayer. Netanyahu also purportedly invited Saudi officials to visit the Temple Mount, but has yet to receive a response.
Israel reopened the Temple Mount complex to Muslims and members of other faiths on Sunday amid bolstered security, including new metal detectors placed at the holy site’s entrance gates. The new security measures sparked clashes in Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday when Muslim worshipers blocked a road in protest.
