Report: In first, police allowed group of 180 Jews to ascend Temple Mount

15 April 2025, 9:07 pm

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Jewish visitors on the Temple Mount, May 18, 2023. (Courtesy Beyadenu)

Police today allowed a group of some 180 Jews to ascend the Temple Mount, a first, Haaretz reports. Groups are usually smaller, around 30 at a time.

The newspaper notes that the move joins a broader departure from the traditional status quo at the Temple Mount in recent years, which has seen authorities allow previously forbidden Jewish worship at the site.

Police tell Haaretz that they “secured visits to the Temple Mount as usual, in accordance with visitation rules and the number of visitors. The number of people allowed in each group is determined based on various circumstances, including the overall number of visitors at the site and, in particular, police’s ability to secure and maintain public order for the group.”