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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (C) enters the Temple Mount during the day of Tisha B’Av, in Jerusalem, on July 23, 2026. (ilia YEFIMOVICH/AFP)
July 23, 2026, 4:40 pm
Thousands of Jews visit Temple Mount for Tisha B’Av; some pray openly
Advocacy group says over 3,000 people visited holy site on day marking destruction of Temples; Ben Gvir among the worshipers; Jordan blasts ‘flagrant violation’ of status quo
By Charlie Summers, Nava Freiberg and AFP
Jewish worshipers prostrate themselves on the Temple Mount during a prayer service at the holy site, August 28, 2024. (Jeremy Sharon/Times of Israel)
September 9, 2024, 9:03 am
Netanyahu tells ministers they can’t visit Temple Mount without his permission
PM insists status quo in place, despite far-right legislators encouraging new leniency on Jewish prayer at holy site; security heads warn issue could spike anti-Israel violence
By ToI Staff
This image grab taken from a UGC video footage posted on August 13, 2024 shows National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (2nd-R) chanting the slogan 'Am Yisrael Chai' (The People of Israel Live) during a visit to the Temple Mount, where he also hailed Jews at prayer in the compound. (UGC/AFP)
August 14, 2024, 12:02 am
US leads international condemnations of Ben Gvir’s ‘provocations’ at Temple Mount
State Department says minister’s declaration that prayer is allowed at site contributes to ‘greater insecurity and instability in the region’; UN calls move ‘unduly provocative’
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day celebrations, June 5, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 6, 2024, 4:58 am
Ben Gvir boasts of letting Jews pray on Temple Mount; Netanyahu: Status quo unchanged
‘My policy is very clear on this matter: Jews can be anywhere in Jerusalem, pray anywhere,’ says national security minister. ‘Jews pray on the Temple Mount and that’s a good thing’
By Sam Sokol
Heavy traffic on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, May 30, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 30, 2024, 7:58 pm
Massive traffic as central Israel highway closes for 24 hours under Haredi pressure
Major project to install pedestrian bridge over Ayalon Highway carried out overnight Thursday-Friday as ultra-Orthodox prevent work on weekend, which would violate Shabbat
By Stuart Winer
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sept. 10, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 10, 2023, 9:52 pm
Netanyahu deflects Ben Gvir bid to harshen conditions of security prisoners
Defiant national security minister insists his office has final say, after PM sides with security establishment and pushes off decision on minimizing visitation rights
By ToI Staff
Anti-government protesters chain themselves to a train car during the opening of the light rail in Tel Aviv, August 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
August 22, 2023, 1:09 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 22: Tel Aviv light rail sparks liberal awakening
Political correspondent Tal Schneider discusses government’s struggle to respond to ongoing terror wave, along with bittersweet launch of Petah Tivka-to-Bat Yam train system
By ToI Staff
Israeli police officers escort a group of Jewish men to visit the Temple Mount, August 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
February 3, 2023, 6:49 am
In now annual tradition, US urges Israel to keep friction in check ahead of Ramadan
Biden officials once again fear holiday season will lead to uptick in tensions, particularly in Jerusalem, with Sullivan and Blinken raising concerns during Jerusalem visits
By Jacob Magid
US President Joe Biden (R) greets Jordan's King Abdullah (L) and Prince Hussein at the Oval Office on February 2, 2023. (White House)
February 3, 2023, 2:05 am
Biden hosts Jordan’s Abdullah for third time, in nod to king’s role in region
US president reaffirms backing for Amman’s custodianship of Jerusalem holy places and importance of preserving Temple Mount status quo; monarch also meets with Jewish leaders
By Jacob Magid
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visits the Temple Mount, January 3, 2023. (Courtesy Minhelet Har Habayit)
January 25, 2023, 7:18 pm
Ben Gvir vows to keep going up to Temple Mount: I don’t follow Jordanian policy
After Netanyahu meets King Abdullah in Amman, national security minister says he has no plans to change behavior, that PM ‘has not tried to stop me’ visiting flashpoint site
By ToI Staff
File: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jordan's King Abdullah II listen as President Barack Obama, not pictured, speaks on the Middle East peace negotiations in the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Netanyahu sat next to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, on his right, while the late Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sat next to the Jordanian king, to his left. (AP/Susan Walsh)
January 25, 2023, 3:59 am
Netanyahu vows to maintain Temple Mount status quo in meeting with Jordanian king
Hours-long visit also attended by Shin Bet head, Jordanian counterpart to discuss possible unrest on site ahead of Ramadan in March
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Jordan's King Abdullah II, left, at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan, on January 16, 2014. (AP/ Yousef Allan, Jordanian Royal Palace/ File)
January 24, 2023, 6:15 pm
Netanyahu and Abdullah meet in Jordan, signaling they want to move past tensions
Prime minister makes unpublicized visit to Amman, his first since 2018, amid unexpected attempts by kingdom to maintain positive ties
By Lazar Berman
US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on March 27, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 22, 2023, 4:16 pm
US envoy: Netanyahu has big plans. They won’t happen if his ‘backyard is on fire’
PM is eyeing Saudi normalization, closer cooperation with US on Iran, but Tom Nides tells ToI those will be hard to achieve if Israel moves to shut door on two states for good
By Jacob Magid
The Dome of the Rock Mosque is reflected in rainwater as worshippers gather for Friday prayers on a cold, rainy day at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, January 6, 2023. (AP Photo/ Mahmoud Illean)
January 18, 2023, 1:04 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 18: What’s the status of the status quo on the Temple Mount?
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on a fracas with Jordan over an awkward ambassadorial visit; health reporter Nathan Jeffay on cancer-stopping peptides and serious silliness
By ToI Staff
Presumed incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Knesset on December 13, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 13, 2022, 12:53 pm
Netanyahu: There will be electricity on Shabbat, religious status quo will continue
After bombshell claims of coalition demands by ultra-Orthodox party, presumptive incoming PM also nixes more separate beaches; Lapid pans incoming ‘radical’ government
By ToI Staff
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