The Temple Mount post-Oct. 7: Where faith and politics collide

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by ...
The Jewish Chronicle

Netanyahu backs Ben-Gvir’s push for Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount

Israel’s national security minister has long maintained that prayer, including full prostration, should be allowed at the site, and has even suggested the construction of a synagogue there ...
Sun Sentinel

Ben-Gvir atop Temple Mount: My policy is to allow Jewish prayer

(JNS) Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on August 13th visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, where he said his policy was to allow Jewish prayer at Judaism’s holiest site. “We are ...
The Forward

When Prayer Becomes Provocation on the Temple Mount

To tell Jews that their connection to the Temple Mount is a fraudulent invention, to attempt to erase thousands of years of documented historical ties, to ignore that every Jew in prayer faces that ...
Arutz Sheva

Watch: Ben Gvir prays on Temple Mount, reciting 'Kedusha' prayer

National Security Minister MK Itamar Ben Gvir on Wednesday morning ascended the Temple Mount morning in honor of the Sukkot (Festival of Tabernacles) holiday. His office stated that he made the trip ...
The Times of Israel

Ben Gvir says Jewish prayer, including full prostration, permitted at flashpoint Temple Mount

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir declares that Jewish prayer, including full prostration, is allowed on the Temple Mount as he pays a Jerusalem Day visit to the contested holy site. Flanked ...
Townhall

Israeli Judge Hands Down Major Ruling About Who Can Pray on the Temple Mount

In recent years, an increasing number of Jews have taken to ascending to the Temple Mount, with a growing number openly praying at Judaism’s most holy site, or at least not hiding that they were doing ...
The Forward

These U.S. Jews Are Looking Beyond The Kotel – To Prayer On The Temple Mount

JERUSALEM (JTA) – Liberal American Jews are feeling thwarted in their years-long campaign for the right to pray as they wish at the Western Wall. Long frustrated that the plaza in front of the wall is ...
Religion News Service

As Jews pray on Temple Mount, status quo in Jerusalem's holiest site begins to shift

(RNS) — A group that advocates for Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount reported that more than 10,000 Jewish worshippers had visited it between September and November in violation of an agreement ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

These American Jews are looking beyond the Western Wall – to prayer on the Temple Mount

Orthodox American immigrants to Israel have played leading roles in activism for greater Jewish access to the Temple Mount. JERUSALEM (JTA) – Liberal American Jews are feeling thwarted in their ...
Jewish Press

Judea and Samaria Arabs to Ascend Temple Mount for Friday Ramadan Prayer

Hamas supporters waving Hamas flags on the Dome of the Rock mosque in the Temple Mount compound on Ramadan, April 22, 2022 Israeli security forces were preparing on Friday morning for tens of ...
USA Today

Jewish activists secretly pray at Muslim holy site

JERUSALEM — In a move that could further inflame recent Palestinian violence, Jewish activists are defying Israeli law by secretly praying at a site holy to both Jews and Muslims. On a recent Sunday ...