On Sunday, Itamar Ben-Gvir prayed at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound that sits atop the Temple Mount, or Haram al-Sharif, as it ...

Far-right leader is first minister to pray overtly at flashpoint site as record 3,527 Jewish visitors said to ascend on fast ...

The Temple Mount Sifting Project recently uncovered a well-preserved biblical-era clay sealing with ancient Hebrew letters and clear fingerprint from a King Josiah-era official.

ToI's senior analyst on National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's prayer-leading on Tisha B'Av, why World War III didn't ...

Gvir's visit, the Prime Minister's Office issued a statement saying that Israel's status quo on the Temple Mount "has not ...

Thousands ascend to pray; Jews allowed to sing, prostrate under new policy hailed as historic change in worship rights at Judaism’s holiest site.

Since Rosh Hashanah 2024, 60,587 Jews ascended Judaism's holiest site, up 25% from the same period the previous year.The post Jewish visits to Temple Mount broke Tisha B’Av record appeared ...

The Temple Mount was as sensitive a site then as it is now, but for more obvious reasons. It contained the Holy of Holies to Israel, the seat of God’s Throne on earth, and the House of His Glory.

Gvir’s policy shift bolsters prayer on Judaism’s holiest site, raising hopes and fears alike.The post Temple Mount sees surge ...

The rare bronze coin engraved in Hebrew with 'For the Redemption of Zion' was found near the southwest corner of the Temple ...

Jewish man removed from the Temple Mount for bowing as police ignore ruling by Jerusalem Magistrate Court Judge Zion Sahrai, May 23, 2022. Jewish ascenders were targeted, arrested and ejected from ...

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