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Orthodox Jews accompanied by Israeli border police on the Temple Mount, during Sukkot, in Jerusalem's Old City, on October 8, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 14, 2025, 3:06 am
On Sukkot, eroding Temple Mount status quo lays bare rifts in the Orthodox world
As thousands of Jewish worshipers visit over the holiday, Haredim and religious Zionists spar over religious prohibition on touring the flashpoint holy site
By Charlie Summers
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads a Jewish prayer service on the flashpoint Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, August 3, 2025. (X video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 3, 2025, 1:43 pm
In first, Ben Gvir openly leads prayers on Temple Mount, in violation of status quo
Far-right leader is first minister to pray overtly at flashpoint site as record 3,527 Jewish visitors said to ascend on fast day; Jordan, PA, Saudis condemn Ben Gvir; PM: Status quo intact
By Charlie Summers
The Bab al-Rahmeh Muslim cemetery outside the eastern walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, July 7, 2015 (Moataz Egbaria, Wikicommons - used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 27, 2023, 7:45 pm
Video of Jewish men treading on Muslim gravestones in Jerusalem sparks condemnation
Incident at Bab al-Rahmeh cemetery, adjacent to the Old City walls, reportedly took place on Yom Kippur; Waqf, which oversees Old City Islamic sites, decries ‘act of desecration’
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Palestinians attend Eid al-Fitr holiday celebrations by the Dome of the Rock shrine in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, April 21, 2023. (AP Photo/ Mahmoud Illean)
April 21, 2023, 9:41 am
Tens of thousands gather at Al-Aqsa as Sunni Muslims celebrate Eid holiday
Festival marking end of Ramadan starts for many in Israel and PA on Friday, while Shiites wait another day; Waqf says 4 million worshippers visited mosque compound over holy month
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Knesset member Itamar Ben Gvir visits the Temple Mount compound escorted by police officers on March 31, 2022 (Facebook screenshot; used under clause 27a of the copyright law)
November 6, 2022, 6:02 am
Fire on the Mount? How the new government might shift policy at flashpoint holy site
Far-right leader Ben Gvir and others in his party are longtime advocates for increased Jewish prayer rights at the Temple Mount, and activists hope they’ll come through on promises
By Jeremy Sharon
Far-right MK Itamar Ben Gvir makes his way to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during the Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 29, 2022 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 30, 2022, 4:18 pm
UAE condemns Israel for allowing ‘provocative violations’ at Temple Mount
Israeli ally joins calls for lowering tensions at holy site after record-breaking number of Jews visit on Jerusalem Day
By ToI Staff
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi addresses a panel at the Doha Forum in Qatar's capital on March 26, 2022. (Ammar Abd Rabbo/MOFA/Doha Forum/AFP)
May 10, 2022, 11:56 pm
Jordan’s FM says Jerusalem holy sites are ‘occupied Palestinian land’
After Bennett’s office denies deal with Amman to expand Waqf staff on Temple Mount, Ayman Safadi accuses Israel of impeding trust’s work and its ability to maintain security
By ToI Staff
Ahmad Tibi, left, and Ayman Odeh of the Arab Joint List during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 10, 2022, 2:00 pm
Daily Briefing May 10: Coalition gets by with a little help from some ‘friends’
Palestinian affairs correspondent Aaron Boxerman weighs in on Temple Mount a year after the 11-day Gaza war; US correspondent Jacob Magid unravels the recent settlements dustup
By ToI Staff
File: Waqf officials lead Muslim prayers outside the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City on July 16, 2017, after refusing to go through metal detector gates set up by Israeli police. The gates were later removed. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 10, 2022, 3:41 am
Israel denies deal with Jordan to expand Waqf staff on Temple Mount
PM’s office rejects report that public security minister and police are okay with adding 50 new members, says 6 Hamas supporters fired
By ToI Staff
Palestinians wave Palestinian and Islamic flags as they rally at the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, following the last Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on April 29, 2022. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
April 29, 2022, 5:21 pm
Temple Mount prayers for last Friday of Ramadan end peacefully after morning clashes
More than 160,000 reported to attend; PA accuses Israel of fomenting violence at holy site; police vow not to let ‘extremists’ undermine freedom of worship
By ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman on April 27, 2022. (WAFA)
April 28, 2022, 7:45 am
PA’s Abbas, Jordan’s Abdullah meet in Amman, discuss ‘ways to defend Jerusalem’
After month-long tensions in Jerusalem over holy sites, Jordanian monarch says restrictions on Christian worship, alleged changes to status quo in Jerusalem ‘unacceptable’
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinians perform Friday prayers, the third of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Temple Mount compound on April 22, 2022. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
April 27, 2022, 10:37 pm
Israel, Jordan to convene joint panel on lowering Temple Mount tensions — report
Amman slated to demand greater presence of Waqf guards at flashpoint site following weeks of violent clashes, according to Axios
By ToI Staff
Palestinian rioters clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound atop the Temple Mount on April 15, 2022. (Ahmad Gharabli / AFP)
April 18, 2022, 4:30 pm
Jordan ‘salutes’ Palestinian rioters on Temple Mt., summons Israeli envoy for rebuke
Kingdom’s FM bids to convene Arab League to address Israeli ‘aggression’; PM slams pro-Zionists defiling Al-Aqsa; Abdullah speaks to Egypt’s Sissi on ‘provocative Israeli measures’
By ToI Staff
Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the royal palace in Amman on August 21, 2017. (AFP Photo/ Khalil Mazraawi/ File)
April 17, 2022, 9:08 pm
Jordan’s Abdullah, Turkey’s Erdogan condemn Israel over Temple Mount clashes
Hashemite king calls on Jerusalem to respect ‘historical and legal status quo’ at holy site; Turkish leader slams ‘intervention against worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque’
By ToI Staff
Israeli police officers are seen during clashes outside the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 17, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 17, 2022, 4:56 pm
Bennett says Israeli forces have ‘free rein’ to maintain security
Amid Temple Mount clashes, PM says officials working to ensure calm; Jordan says Israeli police does not have right to allow Jewish pilgrims into holy site
By ToI Staff
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