The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/friday-prayers/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:46:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Friday prayers | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/friday-prayers/ 32 32 Police boost presence in capital for final Friday prayers of Ramadan https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-to-boost-presence-in-capital-ahead-of-final-friday-prayers-of-ramadan/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:14:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2753312 Some 3,000 policemen deployed in Jerusalem, particularly around Temple Mount ahead of Quds Day; Islamic Jihad threatens Israel

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]]> Police said preparing to call up reserves in case of mass unrest in Arab towns https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-said-preparing-to-call-up-reserves-in-case-of-mass-unrest-in-arab-towns/ Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:46:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2749805&preview=true&preview_id=2749805 As tensions remain high around Temple Mount, dozens chant in support of Hamas in Umm al-Fahm; evening prayers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque pass without incident

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]]> Rocks, Hamas flags and chanting: Palestinians and cops clash again on Temple Mount https://www.timesofisrael.com/clashes-resume-at-temple-mount-after-friday-afternoon-prayers-for-ramadan/ Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:28:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2749694 Police drone drops tear gas as rioters march on police post, but calm eventually restored; unrest comes hours after previous rioting; some 150,000 pray at Jerusalem holy site

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]]> ‘We are all Hamas’: Palestinians wave terror group’s flag on Temple Mount https://www.timesofisrael.com/we-are-all-hamas-palestinians-wave-terror-groups-flag-on-temple-mount/ Fri, 07 May 2021 14:44:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2538316 On last Friday of Ramadan, some worshipers call for attacks on Israel, amid rising violence around Jerusalem's Old City, West Bank and Gaza

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]]> Coronavirus cases in West Bank climb to 35 as PA calls on public to pray at home https://www.timesofisrael.com/coronavirus-cases-in-west-bank-climb-to-35-as-pa-calls-on-public-to-pray-at-home/ Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:42:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2258634 Palestinian police says it arrested cafe owners in Ramallah for not abiding by orders barring opening of their establishments; health authorities in Gaza say enclave has no cases

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]]> Friday prayers across Middle East overshadowed by coronavirus fears https://www.timesofisrael.com/friday-prayers-across-middle-east-overshadowed-by-coronavirus-fears/ Fri, 06 Mar 2020 21:05:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2254348 In Mecca, Islam's holiest site empty after reopening following disinfection; in Iraq, for first time since 2003 no one delivered the sermon of top Shiite cleric

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]]> Israel seeks to curb Muslim prayer at Temple Mount over virus fear; Waqf refuses https://www.timesofisrael.com/minister-said-seeking-to-cancel-muslim-prayers-at-temple-mount-over-virus-fears/ Thu, 05 Mar 2020 15:37:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2253651&preview=true&preview_id=2253651 Gilad Erdan asks National Security Council chief to limit Friday prayers to only Arab Israelis and East Jerusalemites after 7 infections in West Bank, but Muslim body says no

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]]> Israeli forces on high alert ahead of Friday prayers at Temple Mount https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-forces-on-high-alert-ahead-of-friday-prayers-at-temple-mount/ Fri, 07 Feb 2020 04:37:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2236529 Police bolster presence at Jerusalem flashpoint holy site after spike in violence and threats from Palestinian terror groups since release of Trump peace plan

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]]> Palestinians, troops clash in West Bank; thousands protest Trump plan in Jordan https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-troops-clash-in-west-bank-temple-mount-prayers-end-quietly/ Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:13:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2232305 Temple Mount prayers end quietly; 48 Palestinians, 1 soldier reported injured in West Bank; demonstrations in Gaza, Turkey and Lebanon, 'Death to Israel' chants in Amman

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]]> Report: Temple Mount section sealed since 2003 reopened to Palestinians https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-temple-mount-section-sealed-since-2003-reopened-to-palestinians/ Sat, 23 Feb 2019 15:06:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=2024315&preview=true&preview_id=2024315 MK Ahmad Tibi visits compound, calls for full Muslim control at Al-Aqsa and the barring of 'settlers and Jewish politicians from the right'

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]]> Thousands of Palestinians break into closed off Temple Mount section https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-of-palestinians-break-into-closed-off-temple-mount-section/ Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:01:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=2023999&preview=true&preview_id=2023999 Worshipers burst into area shuttered by Israeli police in 2003 for Friday prayers, but eventually disperse peacefully

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]]> 60 arrested as police brace for Temple Mount violence after Friday prayers https://www.timesofisrael.com/60-arrested-as-police-brace-for-temple-mount-violence-after-friday-prayers/ Fri, 22 Feb 2019 09:22:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2023828 Security forces say dozens in custody, with further arrests expected ahead of prayers at flashpoint Jerusalem compound

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]]> Syrians pray for rain at Assad’s request https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrians-pray-for-rain-at-assads-request/ Fri, 29 Dec 2017 16:20:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1760893 Prayers for precipitation in parched Syria comes day after thousands of Jews prayed at Western Wall for rainfall

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]]> Tensions as Paris suburb tries to stop Muslim street prayers https://www.timesofisrael.com/tensions-as-paris-suburb-tries-to-stop-muslim-street-prayers/ Sat, 11 Nov 2017 00:44:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1727751 Muslim leader accuses protesters of seeking to 'divide the citizens' of France; Clichy-la-Garenne mayor vows to return every Friday

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]]> Jerusalem on high alert for first Friday prayers of Ramadan https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-on-high-alert-for-first-friday-prayers-of-ramadan-2/ Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:46:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1631310 Thousands of West Bank and Gaza Palestinians attend prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque; police chief vows to keep order

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