Posts Tagged: Temple Mount violence
Palestinian Youths on Temple Mount Launch Fireworks, Stones at Israeli Police
JNS.org - Violence engulfed the Temple Mount on Sunday when dozens of masked Muslims attacked Jewish pilgrims and Israeli police officers with firebombs and rocks amid...
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...
Court Decision on Activist Yehudah Glick Upholds Jewish Prayer at Temple Mount
JNS.org - The attorney for Jewish activist Yehudah Glick says the Jerusalem Magistrate Court's decision on Sunday has upheld the right of Jews to pray at...
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...
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....
To Pray or Not to Pray: That is the Temple Mount Question
JNS.org - There are few subjects in Israel these days that arouse greater passion than prayer rights at the Temple Mount. The dramatic uptick in...
Wounded Temple Mount Activist Speaks Out for First Time Since Shooting
JNS.org - Jewish Temple Mount activist Rabbi Yehudah Glick, who was seriously wounded in an Oct. 29 shooting attempt on his life, on Monday...
Arab Knesset Member Calls Jewish Temple a ‘Myth’
JNS.org - Amid ongoing Jewish-Muslim tensions over the Temple Mount site, Arab Member of Knesset Jamal Zahalka (Balad) said at a protest in...
Kerry Discusses Allaying Jerusalem Tension With Netanyahu and Abbas
JNS.org - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held separate meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas...
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...
Iran’s Khamenei Takes Rhetoric to New Level With 9-Point List for Destroying Israel
JNS.org - Iranian Supreme Leader the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who is known for his anti-Zionist rhetoric, has issued perhaps his most detailed tirade to...
Jerusalem Police Prepare for Violent Riots on ‘Day of Rage’ as Temple Mount Reopens
Ynet - Police in Jerusalem were preparing for violent riots as the Temple Mount opened Friday for prayers to Muslim men over the age of...
New Police Unit to Deal With Jerusalem Unrest
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday approved a plan introduced by Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch for the formation of a...
Temple Mount Tensions Reach a Boiling Point During Sukkot
JNS.org - After the latest Islamic riots on the Temple Mount, Israeli Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch warned that further disturbances will prompt Muslims...
