Temple Mount

Ben-Gvir tours Temple Mount, urges expanded access for worshippers amid Iran war restrictions

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Temple Mount, calling for expanded worshipper access amid wartime restrictions, while criticizing the High Court's approval of larger protests.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir tours the Temple Mount with Home Front Command officials, Monday April 6, 2026.
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Political commentator Tucker Carlson speaks during a memorial service for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, U.S., September 21, 2025

Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens turn controversy into media attention - opinion

 Tucker Carlson speaking with attendees at the 2020 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Tucker Carlson’s controversial views: Iran, Israel, and the Temple Mount conspiracy - opinion


'Show leadership like Trump': MKs call for Hebrew signs on Temple Mount ahead of Passover

"There is no justification for the absence of directional signs to the Temple Mount, the holiest site to the Jewish people," a letter signed by 10 MKs said.

 View of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, April 2, 2025

Gafni slams Ben-Gvir for Temple Mount visit as a 'desecration' of sacred site

Itamar Ben-Gvir has repeatedly ascended the Temple Mount, drawing lashback from Knesset members.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visits the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, April 2, 2025.

Israel Police arrest four for incitement, terror support on Temple Mount

Three of these terror suspects were found to have expressed support for a terror organization, while the fourth incited to terror activity during a speech outside the Dome of the Rock.

 Israel Police release evidence of incitement from four West Bank residents, March 30, 2025.

Police on guard as tens of thousands of Muslims hold Ramadan prayers on Temple Mount

Police said mass prayer on al-Aqsa ended on Friday afternoon with no irregular incidents, after Israel limited the number entering from the West Bank.

 Muslims pray on the first Friday of Ramadan, at the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem's Old City, March 7, 2025

Time to wake up! Israeli politicians react to Shin Bet, Netanyahu probe drama

"Bar must think the public is stupid," Ben-Gvir wrote, adding, "the Shin Bet itself was the one that blocked the worsening of conditions for terrorists in prison."

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on September 11, 2024

Netanyahu's funding for Hamas via Qatar enabled October 7 invasion, Shin Bet reveals

The Shin Bet also revealed that SIM cards and sensors along the border were activated ahead of time but were ignored.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

A look in between sanctity and tension during Ramadan in Israel - opinion

Unfortunately, in recent years, the month of Ramadan in Israel has become a period marked by tension. Instead of preserving the values of compassion, extremist elements exploit the month.

 MUSLIMS PRAY marking Ramadan in al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City.

To ascend or not? Rabbi and tour guide share contrasting views on the Temple Mount - interview

Rabbi Rabinowitz and Zheina Fleischer sat down with The Jerusalem Report to answer some questions about the tensions surrounding Judaism’s holiest site.

 Palestinians walk near the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, in September 2024.

Jerusalem Police ramp up security measures ahead of Ramadan

The police are also focused on the terrorists who were released to neighborhoods in east Jerusalem as part of the current hostage-prisoner exchange.

 A view shows the Dome of the Rock on Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, February 20, 2024

Israeli security echelon pushes for limited Temple Mount access ahead of Ramadan - report

Ramadan often presents a security challenge in Jerusalem, but this may be greater this year given the ongoing seven-front war and Operation Iron Wall in the West Bank.

 MUSLIM WORSHIPERS attend Friday prayers during Ramadan at the al-Aqsa compound last March. For Hamas and its supporters, the war with Israel is a war for the Temple Mount, the writer contends.