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| April 23, 2013
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Muslim exclusivity to pray on Temple Mount may be ending

Status quo threatened as MKs finally consider allowing Jews to pray on the Temple Mount.

Rumor sparks Arab media outcry over Jewish ‘prayers in mosque.’

By Maayana Miskin

 

 

For years Jews have been allowed to visit the Temple Mount, the holiest place on earth according to the Jewish religion, but have not been allowed to pray there. In late 2012 police issued draconian instructions under which Jewish visitors could be arrested for merely appearing to pray.

All that may change with MK Miri Regev’s appointment to head the Knesset’s Internal Affairs Committee. Regev (Likud) is planning a trip to the Temple Mount in order to weigh the option of permitting Jewish prayer at the site. Continue Reading »

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| April 19, 2013
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5 Palestinians planned to kill Jewish worshipers at Temple Mount

5 Arab residents of Jerusalem were arrested over plots to attack Jews praying at the Temple Mount, open fire on police, and kidnap & murder an Israeli hitchhiker.

By Ryan Jones

 

A Jerusalem court on Thursday heard charges against five Arab residents of the holy city who were accused of planning to attack Jewish worshipers at the Temple Mount and Western Wall.

Palestinian gang planned to kill Jewish worshipers at Temple Mount

Palestinian gang planned to kill Jewish worshipers at Temple Mount – Israel Today

 

The five men, all aged between 20 and 25, had contacted terrorist organizations in Judea, Samaria and Gaza in order to buy weapons and explosives and obtain arms training. Continue Reading »

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| April 16, 2013
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Jews Strip-Searched on Temple Mount to Avoid Israeli Flags Offending Muslim

On the 65th Independence Day, the time has come to correct the strange mistake made by Moshe Dayan, who capitulated on the Temple Mount & gave our holy Mount to our enemies.

By Maayana Miskin

Three yeshiva students were strip-searched Tuesday when visiting the Temple Mount, Temple Mount activists have reported.

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 students were reportedly pulled aside by a commander of the police unit for protection of holy sites. They were asked to remove clothing and their bodies were searched for an Israeli flag.

The officer who performed the search apologized to the three for the invasive search. Continue Reading »

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| April 12, 2013
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Abbas & Abdullah Playing the Jerusalem Card

Article IV of the Faisal-Weizmann Agreement agreement states the following:

“All necessary measures shall be taken to encourage and stimulate immigration of Jews into Palestine on a large scale, and as quickly as possible to settle Jewish immigrants upon the land through closer settlement and intensive” cultivation of the soil.

By Mudar Zahran

 

The “Judaization” of the British Mandate for Palestine was the very thing the Hashemites were committed to support, in exchange for establishing an Arab state under Hashemite rule. The terms of the agreement were clear: Jews were to settle in the British Mandate for Palestine with no exclusion of Jerusalem.

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| April 11, 2013
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Construction of new Kotel site may begin within a month

After 3 months of consultations with a wide spectrum of Israeli & American Jewish leaders, Sharansky unveiled the proposal Tuesday in New York. Now back in Israel, he will present the plan to PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

By Ben Sales

 

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Natan Sharansky said the implementation of his plan to expand the non-Orthodox prayer site at the Western Wall could begin in as little as one month.

In an interview Thursday with JTA, Sharansky sounded cautiously optimistic about his proposal to create an egalitarian space equal in size to the current men’s and women’s sections combined.

The Jewish Agency for Israel chairman was charged last year with finding a solution to mounting tensions over women’s prayer at the Western Wall. Continue Reading »

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| April 10, 2013
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Nation-Wide Memorial Siren too Controversial on Temple Mount

Israel Police tried to remove the Jews from the Temple Mount before the siren sounded.

Muslim Waqf members were upset to see Jewish visitors paying their respect by simply standing in place.

By Maayana Miskin

 

 

Several Jews who visited the Temple Mount on Monday, Holocaust Memorial Day, say police officers at the holy site tried to get them to leave before the memorial siren sounded at 10 a.m. Police were apparently afraid of how Muslims at the site would react to the sight of Jews standing for the siren, they said.

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.

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| April 8, 2013
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Police Catch Temple Mount Terrorist Cell

The group of Hamas terrorists that were operating from the Temple Mount, were behind recent string of firebomb & stone attacks that left 5 Israeli police officers injured.

By Israel Today Staff

 

 

 

Israel on Sunday revealed that its security forces recently captured a Hamas terrorist cell operating out of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.

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 five-man cell had been behind a string of recent stone and firebomb attacks on and around the Temple Mount. Nine Israeli police officers were wounded last month in one of the firebomb attacks. Continue Reading »

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| March 29, 2013
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As Passover Coincides with Arab ‘Land Day’, Security Forces go on High Alert

The IDF, Police & Border Guard are all on high alert in Jerusalem and throughout Judea & Samaria as the regional Arabs prepare to mark Land Day.

By Maayana Miskin

 

Police are on high alert in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria (Shomron) as Arabs prepare to mark Land Day. This year, it overlaps with Passover, leading to extra cause for concern.

Land Day marks the anniversary of widespread Arab riots in 1976 over Israeli plans to expropriate unused land in the Galilee, some of which was Arab-owned. The day is often celebrated with violent riots.

Hundreds of police officers have been stationed across the Old City and eastern Jerusalem due to concern that riots could break out after the Friday morning Muslim prayers at the Al Aqsa mosque. Continue Reading »

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| March 26, 2013
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Pope Francis Passes on Passover Wishes to Jewish Community

Pope Francis relayed his Passover Greetings to the Jewish community in a gesture aimed at strengthening relations between the two religions.

By Arutz Sheva staff

 

Pope Francis on Monday extended his wishes to Rome’s chief rabbi and Jews worldwide in a gesture aimed at strengthening relations between the two religions, as the Jewish world marks the beginning of the holiday of Passover.

Pope Francis – Photo: Reuters

In his message to Rabbi Riccardo di Segni, the pope said he hoped “that the Almighty, who freed his people from slavery in Egypt by guiding them to the Holy Land, continues to free them from all evil and accompany them with his blessing”. Continue Reading »

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| March 25, 2013
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Entry from the PA Areas Closed by IDF until Tuesday Midnight

Defense Minister imposed a general closure from PA-assigned areas ahead of the Passover holiday. Closure remains in effect until Tuesday at 11:59 p.m.

By Elad Benari

 

The IDF imposed a general closure on the Palestinian Authority-assigned areas of Judea and Samaria ahead of the holiday of Passover. The closure went into effect as of 11:59 p.m. on Sunday evening, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit announced.

The decision on the closure was made by Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon following an assessment of the current situation. It will be removed on Tuesday at 11:59 p.m., pending another assessment of the situation.

During the closure, entry from the PA into Israel will be allowed only in humanitarian, medical and other exceptional cases, all subject to the approval of the Civil Administration. Continue Reading »

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| March 14, 2013
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Muslims’ entrance to Temple Mount to be restricted after firebomb

Intel about plans to incite violence after Friday prayers lead police to limit entrance to Holy site to men over 50 & women.

By Noam (Dabul) Dvir

 

Jerusalem District Police have decided to restrict the entrance of Muslim worshippers to the Temple Mount on Friday following reports of planned disruptions after prayers.

Last week’s clashes in Temple Mount – Photo: AFP

Entrance will be restricted to men with Israeli ID cards over 50 and women of all ages. Thousands of police and Border Guard officers will be deployed in the Old City and east Jerusalem to maintain the order. “Police will take a firm hand against any attempt to disrupt the order,” a statement said. Continue Reading »

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| March 13, 2013
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New Muslim dream for the Temple Mount

Op-ed: Devout Muslim dreams of a Jerusalem holy site where people of all faiths pray together.

By Sinem Tezyapar

 

The unique importance of the Temple Mount to Judaism and to Islam makes the location vulnerable to tensions and conflicts between Jews and Muslims. Usually, these incidents originate in rumors such as: “The Jews are coming today to bomb the mosques and build their Third Temple.” Obviously, false accusations and baseless suspicions such as these turn the site from a holy place of prayer and love into a site of violent political demonstrations. The potential escalation of tension brings on more restrictions and discomfort to all. Continue Reading »

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| March 9, 2013
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Palestinians: Obama’s Presence on Temple Mount will be Declaration of War

The Islamic Jihad & Hamas say that a visit by the American President to the Temple Mount will be a de facto declaration of war on the Islamic world.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

The Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror groups threatened on Friday that a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to the Temple Mount during his upcoming visit to Israel will be a declaration of war on the Arab and the Islamic world.

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Western Wall and Temple Mount seen in Jerusalem

 

A Hamas representative in the Al-Aqsa mosque, Mushir al-Masri, even called for a third intifada (uprising) and for Egyptian assistance in the “resistance” if Obama chooses to visit the Temple Mount. Continue Reading »

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| March 4, 2013
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Sheik Raed Salah to Obama: Do not visit Al-Aqsa Mosque

The Islamic Movement’s northern branch demonstrated outside the US embassy. They warn Americans that a  visit to Al-Aqsa with Israeli escorts will show Obama is pro-occupation.

Hassan Shaalan

 

Two weeks before Barack Obama’s expected arrival in Israel, Raed Salah, the leader of the Islamic Movement’s northern branch, warned of the possible implications of the president’s visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

לא לביקור אובמה באל-אקצא. ההפגנה בתל-אביב, היום (צילום: עידו ארז)

No to Obama-Israeli Al-Aqsa visit – Photo: Ido Erez

Dozens of the movement’s supporters demonstrated outside the US Embassy in Tel Aviv and called on Obama to avoid entering the Temple Mount with an Israeli escort. Continue Reading »

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| February 25, 2013
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Arabs warn US President over Temple Mount visit: ‘Obama better follow the Muslims’ rules’

Obama must enter via ‘Lion’s Gate’ which has Muslim guards, rather than the Mughrabi Gate which is guarded by Israeli police. In this way “Muslim sovereignty” over the Temple Mount will be preserved. Sabri also cautioned Obama not to bring any Israeli officials with him to what is in reality Judaism’s most holy site.

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Palestinian political and religious figures over the weekend warned US President Barack Obama that he should probably avoid ascending Jerusalem’s Temple Mount during his upcoming visit to Israel, but provided a list of instructions should he go ahead with a stop at the contentious holy site. Continue Reading »

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