Temple mount access

Jewish men permitted to pray on Temple Mount with prayer books for first time, Ben-Gvir confirms

The move was done as part of an "initial experiment aimed at ensuring the Middle East doesn't lose its mind over this," journalist Arnon Segal reported.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Orthodox Jewish man faces the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, March 12, 2026
Muslim worshippers attend the last Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, March 28, 2025.

Israel to allow up to 10,000 Palestinians to ascend Temple Mount per day during Ramadan

Up to 10,000 Palestinians per day will access the Temple Mount during Ramadan, with age restrictions in place and mandatory digital documentation at crossings, subject to security approval.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Jews visit the Temple Mount, the site where the First and Second Temples once stood. Holy to both Jews and Muslims, it has been a flashpoint since 1967.

Israeli activist group decries 'aggressive policy on the Temple Mount' ahead of Ramadan

Ir Amim decried what it described as recent “violations” of the status quo, which, up until recently, banned Jewish people from praying at the site.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
Temple Mount

Temple Mount’s delicate balance tested as Jewish prayer, Ramadan crowds meet

For decades after 1967, the Temple Mount was defined by a simple rule: Jews could visit but not pray. Small but meaningful changes are quietly shifting that balance.

|ByNATAN ROTHSTEIN

Jerusalem prayer-protests pass peacefully

After Temple Mount opened to men under 50, thousands come to al-Aksa.

JULY 30, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Palestinian women celebrate outside Temple Mount in Jerusalem

One killed in violent clashes in Gaza amid Temple Mount tensions

16-year-old Abed al-Rahman Abu al-Maysa was killed east of al-Bureij camp in the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

JULY 28, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
The Dome of the Rock is seen in the background as a man waves a Palestinian flag upon entering the Temple Mount, after Israel removed all security measures it had installed at the compound, in Jerusalem's Old City July 27, 2017.

My Word: Security complexes and mounting tensions

Israel’s security requirements come from the experiences of nearly seven decades of war and terrorism. Those wars and terrorist attacks are also the cause of Palestinian suffering.

JULY 28, 2017ByLIAT COLLINS
MUSLIMS BOYCOTTING the al-Aksa compound to protest metal detectors, even after they were dismantled, pray in Jerusalem’s Old City.

Turkey's Erdogan says Israel will suffer most from al-Aksa dispute

The tensions in Jerusalem have kindled protests in Turkey. Turkish media said some protesters kicked the doors and threw stones at a synagogue in Istanbul.

JULY 25, 2017ByREUTERS
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses during an attempted coup in Istanbul, Turkey July 16, 2016.

European Coalition for Israel: Christian groups biased against Israel

World Council of Churches blamed Israel for recent violence.

JULY 25, 2017ByBENJAMIN GLATT
An Israeli soldier looks over a massive prayer session outside the Lions' Gate in Jerusalem, July 2017

Three arrested for saying Kaddish for slain family on the Temple Mount

Rabbi said that if forced to chose between obeying the law and pursuing justice "of course I'm going to violate the law."

JULY 25, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Avi Abromowitz arrested for saying Kaddish at the Temple Mount

Muslim worshipers still refusing to enter Temple Mount

Jewish Temple Mount activist groups posted pictures of the site completely empty on Monday morning.

JULY 25, 2017ByJEREMY SHARON
Temple Mount

Erdan: No Israeli security agency objected to Temple Mount metal detectors

Minister of Internal Security told Army Radio that "the IDF, the Shin-Bet and the Police were involved in the decision-making process, and none of them objected."

JULY 23, 2017ByARIEL WHITMAN
Gilad Erdan

The Temple Mount charade

There is nothing better to set the Arab world on fire than false claims that the Jewish state is altering the status quo on the Temple Mount.

JULY 22, 2017ByYAAKOV KATZ
JEWS WILL have to keep on looking at the Temple Mount from a distance.

In Pictures: Day of violent clashes over Jerusalem's Temple Mount

Violent protests erupted on Friday as tensions reached new heights over security measures placed at Temple Mount. Three protesters died during the confrontations.

JULY 21, 2017ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Palestinians clash with Israeli security outside the Old City of Jerusalem