Tag Archive for Temple Mount

| November 27, 2013
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Palestinian Incitement: Al Aqsa Mosque Preacher Says ‘Put the Jews to the Sword’

 

Leading Palestinian cleric uses Temple Mount for incitement in his sermon for continuous war against, and the slaughter of the Jews.

By Israel Today Staff

 

 

Unbelievably, Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism, is still used today, even under Israeli control, as a platform from which to incite jihad against the Jewish state.

Kill JewsLast Friday, Palestinian Authority (PA) religious leader Sheikh Omar Abu Sara’a delivered a sermon at the Al Aqsa Mosque in which he lambasted the PA for being so weak as to actually negotiate with the Jews.

Sara’a noted that Islam’s Prophet Mohammed urged his followers to “fight” the Jews, not treat with them. Continue Reading »

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| November 16, 2013
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Jews Seeking Equal Freedom & Equality on the Temple Mount

 

The current modus operandus that restricts Jewish presence as a way of keeping “peace” actually undercuts the prospects for peaceful co-existence. By: Yori YanoverRead more at: http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/striving-for-jewish-freedom-and-equality-on-the-temple-mount/2013/11/15/

The current protocols dictated by the Israel Police that restricts a Jewish presence on the Temple Mount as a way of maintaining the ‘peace’, in the long run undercuts the prospects for peaceful co-existence.

By: Yori Yanove

 

After a 12 day hunger strike I sat down to answer the simple question what our activity on the Temple Mount all about!

Yehudah Glick (with a tie) with a tour group on the Temple Mount. - Photo: David Zviel

Yehudah Glick (with a tie) with a tour group on the Temple Mount.

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| November 15, 2013
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Hamas faction calls on Fatah to ‘Prepare for War’

The Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas call on Fatah leadership to prepare for upcoming war with Israel, should Jews be allowed to pray on the Temple Mount.

By Dalit Halevi, Ari Yashar

 

During an Al-Qassam Brigade military parade Hamas officials called on Fatah to prepare for war with Israel, and threatened to declare war if Jews are allowed to pray at the Temple Mount.

At the parade by Hamas’ “military wing”, which marks a year since the IDF Pillar of Defense counter-terror operation in Gaza,  Raeed Sa’ad, a high-ranking commander of Al-Qassam, called on Fatah and its military branch in Judea and Samaria to prepare for the next clash with Israel. Continue Reading »

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| November 1, 2013
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Monumental Law to Allow Jews to Pray on Temple Mount

Bayit Yehudi advances groundbreaking new bill to facilitate regular prayer hours for Jews on the Temple Mount, without police opposition or interference. Reversal of policy since 1967.

By Tova Dvorin

 

Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) has advanced new laws this morning (Friday) that would enact the establishment of regular prayer hours for Jews visiting the Temple Mount, Yediot Ahronot reports.

According the the new laws, which have already begun to undergo legal processing through the Ministry of Religious Services, daily prayer hours would be set for Jewish groups visiting Judaism’s holiest site. Currently, Jews have faced frequent attacks of discrimination against them by Israeli Police during Temple Mount visits, in accordance with a ban on Jewish religious activity there stemming from pressure from Palestinian Arab and Muslim groups. Continue Reading »

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| October 16, 2013
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Police arrest 13 Jews for praying on Temple Mount

 

The worshipers violated court approved police directive barring Jewish worshipers from prayer on the Temple Mount plaza, for fear it may cause riots.

After a short interrogation the police released the men.

By Efrat Forsher and Israel Hayom Staff

Thirteen Jewish worshipers were arrested on Monday in the Temple Mount plaza, after the police said they were holding a prayer service on the premises in breach of security forces’ directives.

Police on the Temple Mount [Illustrative] – Photo: AP

According to the police, some in the group sang songs, danced and waved Israeli flags, while others bowed and prayed, in violation of a police directive that bars Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount. Continue Reading »

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| October 7, 2013
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Star of David is Forbidden on Temple Mount

Police forced a First Aid volunteer from Magen David Adom  to remove his jacket with the organization’s emblem before entering the Temple Mount.

By Elad Benari

 

A volunteer with the Magen David Adom first aid service was forced on Sunday to remove his jacket with the organization’s emblem before he was allowed to enter the Temple Mount. The emblem of Magen David Adom is a red Star of David.

The Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site for well over 3,000 years.

The Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site for well over 3,000 years.

 

The volunteer, Yonatan Tal, recalled the incident in a conversation with Arutz Sheva.

“I went up to the Temple Mount as I usually do. Continue Reading »

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| October 2, 2013
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Arab Propaganda at work: Jewish worshippers are now ‘Fanatics’

 

Just as Arab propaganda renamed Judea & Samaria to the ‘West Bank’, the Palestinian cause has begun a media campaign referring to Jewish worshippers as ‘fanatics’.

By Israel Today Staff

 

 

The Palestinian cause has made extremely effective use of rebranding to delegitimize Israel. For instance, what for the past 2,500 years were Judea and Samaria, the ancient heartland of Israel, are today mostly commonly referred to as the “West Bank.”

Arabs are Renaming Jewish worshippers as 'Fanatics' instead of Jews

Arabs are Renaming Jewish worshippers as ‘Fanatics’ instead of Jews

 

Now the Palestinian media, in its English-language outlets, would like you to start viewing Jewish worshippers who dare to ascend Judaism’s holiest site, Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, in a new light. Continue Reading »

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| September 27, 2013
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Islamic Jihad & Hamas call for 3rd intifada against Jews

Calls for violence against Jewish citizens were issued as protest against visiting Jews to the Temple Mount, their most Holy Site.

Hamas leadership says it has not abandoned its option of sending suicide bombers.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

 

On the eve of PA President Mahmoud Abbas’s speech at the UN General Assembly, a number of Palestinian groups called for launching a third intifada against Israel.

Hamas's Kassam Brigades [file].

Hamas’s Kassam Brigades [file]. – Photo: REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

The calls were issued in protest against visits by Jewish groups to the Temple Mount.The groups called on Palestinians to take to the streets following Friday prayers to express their “solidarity with the Aksa Mosque in the face of Israeli aggression.”Hamas’s

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| September 18, 2013
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Palestinian Arabs Attack a Police Patrol on Temple Mount

Two Israel policemen were slightly injured by Arabs throwing rocks at them.

Quiet has been restored by the security services and visits to the Temple Mount are continuing as usual.

By Gil Ronen

 

 

Arabs attacked police forces that patrolled on the Temple Mount Wednesday morning.

Temple Mount disturbance – Photo: Michael Fuah

The patrol was carried out on the basis of intelligence, according to which Arabs intend to throw rocks from one of the mosques. The patrol was then attacked in precisely that way, with rocks thrown from within a mosque.

Two policemen were slightly hurt by rocks and received treatment on the spot. Continue Reading »

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| September 17, 2013
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Palestinian Worshipers Throw out Fatah Official from Temple Mount

Protesters vocally abused Azzam Ahmed, who was accompanying a Jordanian delegation, to leave the Temple Mount for coordinating his visit with Israel.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

 

Angry Muslim worshipers on Tuesday expelled a senior Fatah official from the Temple Mount compound.

Azzam Ahmed.

Azzam Ahmed – Photo: REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

The official, Azzam Ahmed, was accompanying a Jordanian delegation on a tour of the compound when some worshipers began hurling abuse at him.

Eyewitnesses said that the worshipers called on Ahmed to leave the area after accusing him of failing to coordinate his visit with the Fatah leadership in east Jerusalem.

 

A Fatah activist in the city told The Jerusalem Post that Ahmed and the Jordanian delegation notified only the Israeli authorities of their intention to visit the site.

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| September 12, 2013
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Police Minister Promises: No More Soccer Games on Temple Mount

Public Security Minister Yitzchak Ahronovich says police will finally start enforcing the law banning soccer games on Judaism’s most holy site.

By David Lev and Ari Soffer

 

It’s bad enough that Jews are more or less banned from their holiest site – the Temple Mount – but what’s even painful is the fact that those who are allowed to use it on a regular basis desecrate the sacred site on a regular basis. That was the essence of a missive sent by MK Moshe Feiglin (Likud Beiteinu) to Public Security Minister Yitzchak Ahronovich – and to Feiglin’s surprise, the minister said that he would order police to enforce a court ruling that bans soccer games on the Mount. Continue Reading »

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| September 10, 2013
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7th century coins & jewelry discovered at foot of Temple Mount

36 gold coins, silver & gold jewelry, and a gold medallion, etched with the Temple menorah, shofar & Torah scroll were among the discoveries.

The gold medallion was likely was a Torah scroll ornament.

By JTA

 

JERUSALEM — Gold and silver coins and jewelry dated from the seventh century were discovered at an excavation at the foot of the Temple Mount, Hebrew University researchers said.

7th century AD dated Gold medallion bearing a Temple menorah, shofar and Torah scroll found at Temple Mount, Jerusalem.

The discovery of the two bundles of treasure at the Temple Mount’s southern wall, at the Ophel excavation site, was announced Monday by the researchers.

The artifacts can be dated to the late Byzantine period, or early seventh century CE.

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| September 6, 2013
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At least 15 Arab stone-throwers arrested as Palestinians & police clash on Temple Mount

Israel Police use stun grenades to disperse crowd of youths throwing stones at them.

Similar Arab violence took place only days earlier.

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At least 15 arrests were made at the Temple Mount on Friday, as Palestinian youths and police clashed at the sacred site only days after similar clashes took place there.

Video still of clashes at the Temple Mount on Wednesday.

Palestinian stone throwers at the Temple Mount on Wednesday. – Screenshot

The youths threw stones at the police officers, who were at Mughrabi Gate entrance to the site in the Old City of Jerusalem. Police entered the Temple Mount and used stun grenades to disperse the crowd. Continue Reading »

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| September 4, 2013
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Muslim Arabs Throw Stones at Jewish Visitors on Temple Mount

Israel Police force quickly enter the Temple Mount compound after Arab Muslims began throwing stones at the Jewish visitors.

By Kochava Rozenbaum

 

Police forces were dispatched on Wednesday to break up Muslim stone throwers who were targeting Jewish visitors on the Temple Mount (Har Habayit).

As soon as stones were thrown and riots broke out, police forces stepped in to make arrests.

Security forces were prepared for a riot as this incident follows renewed incitement by Islamic Movement leader Sheikh Raed Salah, who called for Muslims to physically prevent Jews from visiting the Temple Mount last week.

Yesterday, the leader of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel was arrested on charges of “incitement against Israel and regarding the Temple Mount,” and is currently being questioned by police. Continue Reading »

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| August 12, 2013
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Temple Mount now reopened to Jews

 

 

 

Non-Muslim visitors allowed onto Judaism’s most holy site for 1st time since end of Ramadan.

Temple activists say police closing Mount to Jews was unnecessary, asking for site’s opening ahead of Jewish High Holidays. ‘It’s our basic right & it must be respected,’ their representative tells Knesset committee.

By Kobi Nachshoni

 

Dozens of Jews on visited the Temple Mount on Sunday morning as it was opened to tourists for the first time since the end of the month of Ramadan and the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr last week.

Temple activists are accusing the police of closing the Mount unnecessarily throughout most of the month of Ramadan, including for two whole weeks, thus discriminating against non-Muslims seeking to visit the site. Continue Reading »

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