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| May 1, 2014
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Tourists & Jews Forced to Wait Hours to Ascend Temple Mount

Jews & Christians were again blatantly discriminated against this week as hundreds were forced to wait for hours to visit the Temple Mount.

By Yaakov Levi

 

Jews and tourists who attempted to ascend the Temple Mount this week were subjected to long lines and waits of hours to enter the Temple compound, while Muslims were able to enter the area unhindered. That, said Yehuda Glick of the Liba Project for Jewish Freedom at the Temple Mount, is a clear case of racism and discrimination. “It is hard to believe that the state does not already recognize the Temple Mount as a Muslim site, with anyone who is a non-Muslim an unwelcome annoyance,” Glick said. Continue Reading »

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| April 22, 2014
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Jordan Condemns Israel Over Temple Mount Restrictions

Jordanian officials summoned Israel’s Ambassador to the country to protest ‘Israeli provocations’ on the Temple Mount.

By Moshe Cohen

 

Jordan’s government-controlled Petra news agency said Monday that government officials had called in the Israeli Ambassador to the country to protest the “Israeli provocations” on the Temple Mount Sunday. Israel closed the Mount to members of the Waqf after Arab youths rioted again Sunday, throwing rocks and stones at Israeli police.

Hamas flags, Muslim Brotherhood symbols on Temple Mount – Photo: Yehuda Glick

The riots were a continuation of unrest that has been going on for several days at Judaism’s holiest site. Continue Reading »

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| April 18, 2014
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Israel Police Place Restrictions on Temple Mount Entry for Muslims After Riots

New intel of further Arab riots force authorities to limit entry to Muslim men over the age of 50, women of any age and holders of ‘Blue’ Israel identification.

By Uzi Baruch, Ari Yashar

 

Following intelligence information received by Jerusalem police on plans by Muslim visitors to the Temple Mount to disrupt the public order at the end of their prayers, entrance to the holy site was limited to Muslim visitors.

The decision to only allow Muslim men over the age of 50, and women of any age, to pray at the site was made by Jerusalem police commander Nitzav Yossi Pariente. Continue Reading »

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| April 16, 2014
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Hamas Appears to Have Taken Control of the Temple Mount

PM Natanyahu criticized for condemning Abbas’ Palestinian Authority incitement while completely ignoring Hamas incitement after 2 days of violence on the Temple Mount.

By Ari Soffer

 

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been accused of hypocrisy after criticizing Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas for incitement, while simultaneously “turning a blind eye” to Hamas-led incitement in the heart of Jerusalem.

Hamas flags, Muslim Brotherhood symbols on Temple Mount – Photo: Yehuda Glick

The past few days have seen renewed activity by Hamas on the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site, with Islamists literally taking it over for several hours on the eve of the Jewish festival of Pesach (Passover), in a successful bid to keep Jews from visiting the site. Continue Reading »

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| April 16, 2014
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Temple Mount closed To Jews after Israel Policeman hurt in clashes

 

Temple Mount rioters dispersed using stun grenades as 2nd policeman hurt in Old City stone-throwing incident when masked Arab youths hurled stones at Israeli security forces.

By Noam ‘Dabul’ Dvir

 

Dozens of Arab youths, some masked, rioted on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning, throwing stones and fire crackers at security forces at the site. A policeman was lightly hurt.

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The site had opened to visitors as planned, but was closed after the clashes began.

The rioters were dispersed using stun grenades and other crowd control measures. An electrical junction box at the entrance to a mosque sustained some damage. Continue Reading »

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| April 14, 2014
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A Pesach Ignominy: Hamas Controls the Temple Mount

On Passover Eve, dozens of flag waving Hamas activists manipulate control of the Temple Mount having incited violence, knowing Israel Police will now prohibit Jews entry.

By Gil Ronen and Ari Soffer

 

Police have “lost control of the Temple Mount,” Temple activists charged Monday morning, on the eve of Pesach.

Hamas on Temple Mount - YouTube Screenshot

Hamas on Temple Mount – YouTube Screenshot

Dozens of Hamas men have taken over the Mount, waving Hamas flags, and are “not allowing Jews and tourists into the Mount,” said the activists.

“Hundreds of Jews who came to the Temple Mount for Pesach were astonished to find a police representative standing at the entrance gate and announcing that the Mount had been closed off to Jews after Hamas had taken over the Mount and threatened violence against any Jews who enter,” the Temple organizations reported in a news communique. Continue Reading »

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| April 13, 2014
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Policemen injured as Arabs hurl rocks & firebombs on Temple Mount

 

Israel Police clash with Palestinian Muslims at Al-Aqsa mosque after rocks and molotov-cocktails are thrown.

2 policemen sustained light injuries, with one Palestinian woman arrested.

By Noam (Dabul) Dvir


Muslim worshippers threw stones, firecrackers and Molotov cocktails at police forces at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque found within the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday morning.

Temple Mount (Archive photo: AFP)

Temple Mount (Archive) – Photo: AFP

A police force that entered the holy site stopped the rioters and dispersed the crowd. Two policemen were lightly injured and one woman was arrested for disruption of public order.

The Temple Mount was consequently closed for visitors. Continue Reading »

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| April 9, 2014
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U.S. Congressman ‘Shocked’ by Openly anti-Jewish Practices at Temple Mount

Two US law makers go ‘under cover’ to visit the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site – and experience firsthand ‘intimidating’ discrimination.

By Ari Soffer

 

An American Congressman has expressed his “shock” after witnessing anti-Jewish discrimination on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, during a recent fact-finding mission to Israel.

Rep. Johnson (2nd R) on the Temple Mount, flanked by his Waqf escort – Photo: Ruth Lieberman

US Rep. Bill Johnson, (R-OH) was joined by Congressman David McKinley (R-WV), on a tour of the State of Israel organized by the Israel Allies Foundation and Yes! Israel missions “to see the situation there for ourselves”. Continue Reading »

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| April 8, 2014
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Report: Israel Police Ignore Temple Mount Disrespect & Damage

Once again, and contrary to orders set by Israel’s High Court, children were playing soccer on the Temple Mount – and even though the Police do nothing, Jewish activist Michael Pu’ah is demanding that it stop.

By Yaakov Levi

 

On the Temple Mount visitors are often witness to picnics, weddings – and soccer games, with Arab children competing in a sweaty, curse-filled game at the holiest site in Judaism. Many Jewish visitors have complained to authorities about this, with little intervention on the part of police.

On Monday, Michael Pu’ah, a director of the Manhigut Yehudit (Jewish Leadership) faction of the Likud, filmed a soccer game that took place on the Temple Mount. Continue Reading »

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| March 28, 2014
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EU diplomats warn of impending regional firestorm over Temple Mount

The EU report contains an implicit criticism by Muslim religious authorities & Palestinian politicians to deny the historic affiliation Jews have to the Temple Mount.

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European Union diplomats stationed in Jerusalem and Ramallah are warning of regional conflagration over the Temple Mount. A March 18 internal report to Brussels raises caution around the changing status quo at the holy site and the growing tension triggered by the demands of right-wing Jewish groups.

The Shoafat neighborhood of East Jerusalem, November 2013.

The Shoafat neighborhood of East Jerusalem, November 2013. – Photo: Olivier Fitoussi

“There remains a significant risk that incidents at this highly sensitive site, or perceived threats to the status quo, may spark extreme reactions locally as well as across the Arab and Muslim world, and have the potential to derail the peace negotiations,” according to the report, which was obtained by Haaretz.

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| March 20, 2014
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MK Feiglin Attacked on Temple Mount by Muslim Rioters

MK Feiglin criticizes authorities for ‘weakness’, after the police’s response to Muslim rioting was banning Jews and tourists from the holy site. “It is clear to the Palestinians that violence pays off. Israeli weakness encourages this violence.” observed Feiglin.

By David Lev

 

Two Arab rioters were arrested Thursday for attempting to attack MK Moshe Feiglin (Likud Beteinu) as he visited the Temple Mount. Hundreds of rioters threw stones at Feiglin and several individuals who accompanied him. Feiglin was forced to leave the site, and police took steps to break up the riot.

Feiglin on Mount (file photo) – Har Habayit Shelanu

As a result of the riot, the Temple Mount was closed Thursday morning to Jews and to tourists. Continue Reading »

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| March 11, 2014
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Postponing the apocalypse on the Temple Mount

Jerusalem’s holiest site is once again triggering a crises between Jews & Muslims and between Israel’s neighbors. – The Temple Mount cannot remain hostage to the extremists.

By Khaled Diab

 

The Dome of the Rock dominates the Jerusalem skyline with majestic splendor. To the untrained eye, this architectural gem, floating resplendently above the old city’s cacophony, seems like a sanctuary of peace and tranquility, a retreat for meditation and introspection.

Israeli flags fly in front of the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount, Feb 25, 2014.

Israeli flags fly in front of the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount, Feb 25, 2014. – Photo: Olivier Fitoussi

But the Noble Sanctuary, as it is known to Muslims, or Temple Mount, as Jews refer to it, has been anything but peaceful and has been the symbolic heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict’s religious fault line for much of the past century.

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| March 10, 2014
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Palestinians Complain to UN Over Jewish Presence on Temple Mount

 

Palestinian Authority reports to the UN that increased Jewish visits & Knesset debates over Temple Mount sovereignty are ‘provocative’

By Israel Today Staff

 

The Palestinian Authority’s mission to the United Nations last week filed an official complaint over a growing Jewish presence on and claims to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.

Temple Mount - Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Temple Mount – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Riyad Mansour, the PA’s observer at the UN, said that regular visits to the Temple Mount by Jewish worshippers and Israeli officials were “provocative” and could further enrage the entire Muslim Arab world.

 

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Mansour took special exception to the Israeli Knesset’s recent discussions about fully extending Israeli sovereignty over the Temple Mount, which is Judaism’s holiest site. Continue Reading »

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| February 28, 2014
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Israeli PM Vowed Gov’t Won’t Change Temple Mount Status Quo

 


Netanyahu’s conciliatory promises to Muslim world followed a  stormy Knesset debate on possible extension of Israeli sovereignty over Temple Mount

By Ryan Jones

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday vowed that his government would not alter the status quo regarding the Temple Mount, a day after Israel’s Knesset held its first ever debate on extending Jewish sovereignty over Judaism’s holiest site.

Temple Mount - Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Temple Mount – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

“The policy of the government of Israel has been and continues to be the maintenance of the status quo at the Temple Mount, including freedom of access for all faiths to the holy sites,” Netanyahu spokesman Mark Regev told The Jerusalem Post. Continue Reading »

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| February 27, 2014
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Arab League Considering UN Intervention Over Al-Aqsa Issue

Arab League tabled the likelihood of voicing a complaint to the UN Security Council over alleged “Israeli attacks on the Al-Aqsa compound.”

By Elad Benari

 

The Arab League discussed on Wednesday the possibility of filing a complaint to the UN Security Council over alleged “Israeli attacks on the Al-Aqsa compound”, the Palestinian Authority-based Ma’an news agency reported.

The discussion was part of an “emergency session” that the Arab League called on Tuesday, at the request of the Palestinian Authority (PA) envoy.

The discussion came in response to Tuesday’s Knesset debate about extending Israeli sovereignty over the Temple Mount.

According to Ma’an, the Arab League council called upon the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to spread awareness regarding the “dangers” threatening the compound in order to gain support for the complaint. Continue Reading »

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