The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/dome-of-the-rock/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:30:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Dome of the Rock | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/dome-of-the-rock/ 32 32 Open Jewish prayer, prostration on Temple Mount now ‘routine,’ activists say https://www.timesofisrael.com/open-jewish-prayer-prostration-on-temple-mount-now-routine-activists-say/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:04:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3364367 In recent weeks police are no longer preventing or penalizing acts at holy site as Ben Gvir pushes practice, and are allowing them on a daily basis

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]]> Artist marks year in Israel with oils of local life and landmarks https://www.timesofisrael.com/artist-marks-year-in-israel-with-oils-of-local-life-and-landmarks/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 09:25:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3030000 Lotta Camilla Teale brings a dreamy, meditative feel to paintings of Jerusalem's stone walls and flowering paths

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]]> After right-wing pressure, J’lem orders demolition of ‘illegal’ new gold dome mosque https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-right-wing-pressure-jerusalem-orders-demolition-of-new-golden-domed-mosque/ Sat, 15 Jan 2022 07:11:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2683617&preview=true&preview_id=2683617 Municipality says construction was without permits; Beit Safafa community leader says will work to ensure it stands; nonprofit decries move as city hall 'succumbing to extremists'

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]]> A new, second golden dome graces Jerusalem’s skyline https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-new-second-golden-dome-graces-jerusalems-skyline/ Mon, 06 Dec 2021 14:36:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2661548 While the iconic Dome of the Rock is lined with real gold, Al-Rahman Mosque in Beit Safafa has only been painted to look like the real thing

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]]> Palestinians close Al-Aqsa Mosque, Dome of the Rock over coronavirus fears https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-close-al-aqsa-mosque-dome-of-the-rock-over-coronavirus-fears/ Sun, 15 Mar 2020 15:22:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2259870 Prayers to take place outdoors in compound, Muslim officials say; at nearby Western Wall, indoor gatherings restricted to 10 people

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]]> Jerusalem municipality removed Dome of Rock from backdrop to Netanyahu speech https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-municipality-removed-dome-of-rock-from-backdrop-to-netanyahu-speech/ Fri, 14 Jun 2019 17:33:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2094447 According to report, mural depicting landmarks on Temple Mount and Old City removes the iconic golden dome from its base

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]]> Palestinians, Israeli police scuffle on Temple Mount over a yarmulke https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-israeli-police-scuffle-on-temple-mount/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 16:13:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1998310 Spokesman for Islamic authority overseeing holy site says Jewish guard refused to remove head covering before entering Dome of Rock for routine check

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]]> Muslim cleanup project ‘illegally disturbed, removed’ ancient soil on Temple Mt https://www.timesofisrael.com/muslim-cleanup-project-illegally-disturbed-removed-ancient-soil-on-temple-mt/ Fri, 22 Jun 2018 11:58:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1873698 Ramadan 'beautification' effort was deliberately provocative, part of bid to erase traces of pre-Muslim era heritage, claims activist-archaeologist; Israeli authorities checking

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]]> ‘We are an honest broker,’ says US envoy to Israel from his new Jerusalem office https://www.timesofisrael.com/were-an-honest-broker-says-us-envoy-to-israel-from-his-new-jerusalem-office/ Wed, 23 May 2018 18:52:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1856751&preview=true&preview_id=1856751 America wants a better future for the Palestinians, Friedman says. If they don't even come to the table, 'I can't imagine that would be well received in the White House'

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]]> US ambassador ‘more mortified than any Palestinian’ over Temple photo https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-ambassador-more-mortified-than-any-palestinian-over-temple-photo/ Wed, 23 May 2018 16:29:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1856607&preview=true&preview_id=1856607 Friedman says picture of him standing alongside an image of Jerusalem that replaced Dome of the Rock with Jewish Temple was 'really unfortunate'

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]]> US Embassy: Image of Jewish Temple ‘thrust in front’ of envoy Friedman for photo https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-embassy-image-of-jewish-temple-thrust-in-front-of-envoy-friedman-for-photo/ Tue, 22 May 2018 19:28:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1855987 US ambassador photographed with poster of Temple Mount, without Dome of the Rock; ultra-Orthodox non-profit apologizes for employee's 'cheap political act'

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]]> Israelis gather in Jerusalem’s Old City after weeks of tensions over Temple Mount https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-gather-in-jerusalems-old-city-after-weeks-of-tensions-over-temple-mount/ Mon, 31 Jul 2017 22:41:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1668797 Thousands pray at Western Wall to mark start of Tisha B'Av fasting and memorial day, commemorating destruction of ancient temples

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]]> Arab cartoons mock Temple Mount capitulation https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-media-mocks-temple-mount-capitulation-in-cartoons/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:49:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1667126 Media caricatures celebrate Palestinian victory and Israel's perceived humiliation after new security measures removed from holy site

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]]> These American Jews are looking beyond the Western Wall – to the Temple Mount https://www.timesofisrael.com/these-american-jews-are-looking-beyond-the-western-wall-to-the-temple-mount/ Sat, 08 Jul 2017 08:57:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1654461 A growing movement is pressing to restore the right of Jews to pray at the site of the biblical Jewish temples

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]]> Likud MK provokes again with Dome of the Rock pic https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-presidential-selfie-likud-mk-provokes-again-with-dome-of-the-rock-pic/ Thu, 25 May 2017 21:56:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1627127 Controversial lawmaker Oren Hazan follows up selfie with Trump with photo 'holding' the golden dome

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