Temple Mount

Ben-Gvir visits Temple Mount to mark Tisha B'Av, says Jews feel like 'rightful owners'

Ben-Gvir made the trip alongside Development of the Negev and Galilee Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf, who is also a member of Oztma Yehudit.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Temple Mount, Tisha B'Av, July 23, 2026.
A Jewish man worships during a visit to Al-Aqsa compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, July 15, 2026. The Dome of the Rock can be seen in the background.

US House passes Temple Mount amendment to advocate for Jewish prayer rights

 The Dome of the Rock and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City as viewed from the Mount of Olives. This place should be for all who are interested in free and safe access and peaceful worship together, the writer maintains.

It's time for Israel to end Temple Mount appeasement for good - opinion

Jews visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 14, 2026.

Jewish youths detained after forcing entry to Temple Mount for Shavuot sacrificial ritual


To ascend or not? Rabbi and tour guide share contrasting views on the Temple Mount - interview

Rabbi Rabinowitz and Zheina Fleischer sat down with The Jerusalem Report to answer some questions about the tensions surrounding Judaism’s holiest site.

 Palestinians walk near the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, in September 2024.

Jerusalem Police ramp up security measures ahead of Ramadan

The police are also focused on the terrorists who were released to neighborhoods in east Jerusalem as part of the current hostage-prisoner exchange.

 A view shows the Dome of the Rock on Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, February 20, 2024

Israeli security echelon pushes for limited Temple Mount access ahead of Ramadan - report

Ramadan often presents a security challenge in Jerusalem, but this may be greater this year given the ongoing seven-front war and Operation Iron Wall in the West Bank.

 MUSLIM WORSHIPERS attend Friday prayers during Ramadan at the al-Aqsa compound last March. For Hamas and its supporters, the war with Israel is a war for the Temple Mount, the writer contends.

Trump’s win sparks hope for Jewish sovereignty on Temple Mount - opinion

Trump was overwhelmingly elected to save the United States from decline and to protect Israel from surging anti-Zionism and delegitimization in international courts and global public opinion.

 JEWS AND Christians pray on the Temple Mount for the success of US President Donald Trump.

This week in Jewish history: Babylonians besiege Jerusalem, Zola publishes 'J’accuse'

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

 Babylonian forces destroy Jerusalem in this 19th-century painting by James Tissot.

The Finger of Og or Herod's Pillar? A Jerusalem archaeological mystery

The 12.15-meter-long and approximately 1.75-m -wide column is thought to have been quarried in order to decorate the Second Temple.

 Herod's Pillar, or the Finger of Og, lies openly in the Russian Compound in Jerusalem.

Ben-Gvir ascends Temple Mount, Netanyahu's office says status quo unchanged

The Prime Minister's Office released a statement in response to the visit, saying that the "status quo on the Temple Mount has not changed."

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir seen on his visit to the Temple Mount, December 26, 2024

MK Simcha Rothman calls on the Chief Rabbinate to permit ascent to the Temple Mount

"I call on the Chief Rabbinate to replace the sign prohibiting ascent with a sign that permits Jews to ascend the Mount!" MK Simcha Rothman stated.

 MK Simcha Rothman at the Annual Beyadenu Conference

Letters to the Editor, November 4, 2024: Erroneous comments

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Saudi Arabia calls on int'l community to hold Israel accountable for Jews going up Temple Mount

Saudi Arabia's statement came after a Sunday report that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrived at the Temple Mount entrance with an entourage.

Tourist visit at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, on January 3, 2023.