Posts Tagged: Temple mount prayer
Prayer and Punishment on the Temple Mount
Several decades ago, during a visit to the Old City of Jerusalem, I was chatting with Mahmoud, my favorite antiquities dealer who had become a...
The Palestinian ‘Prayer Intifada’
JNS.org -There’s a new Palestinian intifada in the works, one that specifically targets the Temple Mount in Jerusalem and the Tomb of the Patriarchs in...
We Must Stop All Intolerance at Jerusalem’s Holy Places
JNS.org - How much violence should be tolerated at holy sites? If your answer is selective rather than a total condemnation, then we have a...
Holding Out an Olive Branch? US Lawmakers Speak Out After Being Detained on the Temple Mount
JNS.org - US Representatives Scott Tipton (R-Colo.) and David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.) no doubt anticipated an eye-opening experience when they visited the Temple Mount on Thursday -- as...
Likud Lawmaker Challenges Ban on Knesset Members Ascending Temple Mount
JNS.org - Member of Knesset Yehuda Glick (Likud), a well-known advocate of Jewish prayer rights on the Temple Mount, petitioned Israel’s High Court last week in...
Police Detain Jews Seeking Entrance to Temple Mount on Passover
JNS.org - Hundreds of Jews who attempted to visit the Temple Mount on Sunday and Monday were rushed by authorities, forced to wait for...
Jordan Returning Ambassador to Israel as Temple Mount Tension Subsides
JNS.org - Jordan confirmed that it will return its ambassador to Israel after recalling the envoy from the Jewish state late last year over...
Number of Jewish Visitors to Temple Mount Increased by 92 Percent Since 2009
JNS.org - According to the figures, 5,658 Israeli Jews visited the Temple Mount in 2009. Then the number rose steadily year by year to a high of...
After Christmas, Being Present
JNS.org - In our family, the wrappings and gifts of Christmas morning have all been put away, but the Christmas season that follows the...
Jordan Arrests Sheikh Who Endorsed Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount (VIDEO)
Jordan has arrested a sheikh who recently ruled that Jews should have a place of prayer on the Temple Mount before retracting his statement, popular blogger Elder of...
Hundreds of Palestinians Riot in West Bank After Temple Mount Friday Prayers
Times of Israel - Several riots were reported throughout the West Bank Friday afternoon following weekly sermons. Around 350 Palestinians demonstrated in Hebron, Israel Radio reported....
Israel Lifts Age Restrictions for Muslims Visiting Temple Mount
CNN - Israeli police on Friday dropped age restrictions at the Temple Mount, allowing Muslims of all ages to pray at the holy site. But police...
Secular Israeli Students Embracing Jewish Rights to Temple Mount
A growing number of secular Israeli university students are embracing Jewish rights to the Temple Mount, following months of violence against Jewish visitors and tourists...
Israeli Police Attacked With Stones on Temple Mount
JNS.org - Following the arrest of seven Arab residents of eastern Jerusalem for causing a public disturbance at the Temple Mount after Friday prayers,...
