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16-year-old, 19-year-old to be indicted for pledging allegiance to ISIS and planning attacks

A 16-year-old from the Galilee and 19-year-old Haifa resident Ibrahim Kaabia will be indicted after allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS and planning attacks on Jewish security forces at the Temple Mount and an IDF base

Israel Moshkovitz | 08.28.26

How politicians keep dragging Israel from one diplomatic disaster to another

From calls to ‘erase’ Huwara and starve Gaza to Temple Mount visits, settlement expansion and incendiary videos, coalition figures have repeatedly drawn condemnation, sanctions and legal scrutiny as Israel’s standing abroad hits historic lows

Ron Crissy | 08.25.26

Jordan accuses Israel of Temple Mount changes as Arab, Muslim ministers gather for emergency talks

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi warns changes to the status quo could ignite religious conflict across the Muslim world, as Amman fears intensified Jewish prayer at the site during September holidays and pressure on its custodianship

ynet Global | 08.04.26

How the Temple’s destruction made Jewish culture immortal

The destruction of the First and Second Temples shattered the belief in sacred stones but drove Judaism to reinvent itself through prayer, text, Shabbat and evolving law, transforming physical loss into a culture built to survive exile

Dr. Gali Dinnur | 07.23.26

Where are the Ark of the Covenant and the lost Temple treasures?

Ancient texts place the Ark beneath the Temple Mount, historical accounts trace the menorah from Jerusalem to Rome, and archaeologists reject claims that the Vatican holds the sacred vessels, leaving one of Judaism’s greatest mysteries unresolved

Itzchak Tessler | 07.23.26

Chief rabbi issues stark warning: Temple Mount visits are strictly forbidden

Chief Rabbi Kalman Meir Ber says entering the Temple Mount and bowing there are grave prohibitions, after the practice spread among visiting groups and politicians

Shilo Freid | 05.31.26

High Court raises Western Wall wartime visitor cap, delays broader ruling on holy sites

Judges approve increase to 100 people at Western Wall under wartime restrictions but leave Temple Mount issue unresolved, setting another hearing as Netanyahu and other officials blast court’s intervention

Tova Zimuky, Liran Tamari, Netael Bandel | 04.05.26

Arab outrage over missiles near Al-Aqsa: 'What Smotrich, Ben-Gvir failed to achieve, Khamenei is doing'

Arab officials are silent, but a wave of harsh reactions has swept through social media due to missile fragments crashing 350 meters from the Temple Mount; 'Whoever bombs Mecca doesn't really care about Al-Aqsa," they said in Saudi Arabia about the regime in Tehran'

Einav Halabi | 03.22.26

With focus on Iran, West Bank remains calm during Ramadan — for now

Security forces carried out five major arrest raids in past week, monitored released terrorist prisoners and prepared contingency plans that could shut Temple Mount gates if war breaks out with Iran

Elisha Ben Kimon | 02.24.26

Israel imposes new tracking measures for al-Aqsa worshippers ahead of Ramadan

IDF completes preparations for Ramadan amid Iran tensions and uncertainty over possible US strike, rolling out a new magnetic permit system to prevent West Bank worshippers from overstaying on Temple Mount

Elisha Ben Kimon | 02.19.26

Ben-Gvir visits Temple Mount, again violating status quo

Contrary to procedure and in the midst of negotiations in Egypt, the minister announced that he was going to 'pray for victory in the war, the destruction of Hamas and the return of the hostages'; The Prime Minister's Office has been forced to disavow the minister, who claimed that 'the political echelon permits Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount'

Shilo Freid | 10.08.25

Violating status quo, Ben-Gvir leads Tisha B’Av prayer on Temple Mount

National security minister holds prayer quorum at flash point site, in full view of police officers tasked with maintaining order and status quo

Liran Tamari | 08.03.25

The obverse of the coin features a chalice, surrounded by an inscription in ancient Hebrew script: 'For the Redemption of Zion'

Experts unearth rare coin from the time of the Jewish Revolt near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

Days before Tisha B'av, archaeologists uncover a coin dating from 69-70 CE, minted by Jewish rebels during the final year of the Great Revolt, bearing the inscription 'For the Redemption of Zion'

Ynetnews | 07.31.25

Archaeologists find rare First Temple-era seal on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

A rare 2,600-year-old clay seal unearthed on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount may bear the name of a biblical-era official, “Yedaya son of Asyahu,” potentially linking it to a high-ranking family during King Josiah’s reign

Shilo Freid | 07.30.25

שלושה שוטרים על יום ירושלים מהזווית שלהם

As war rages, Jerusalem's men and women in blue keep the peace

As Israel finds itself in nearly two years of war on multiple fronts and with terror threats always looming, the Temple Mount, probably the region's most volatile site, has remained relatively calm thanks to the work of the capital's police force

Liran Tamari | 05.26.25

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