Today the Temple Mount, a walled compound within the Old City of Jerusalem, is the site of two magnificent structures: the Dome of the Rock to the north and the Al-Aqsa Mosque to the south.

Temple Mount is one of the holiest sites in Jerusalem for both Jews and Muslims. Historians have associated it with Mount Moriah (where the binding of Isaac took place) and Mount Zion (where the ...

In E. Mazar ed. The Ophel Excavations to the South of the Temple Mount, 2009–2013: Final Reports I. Jerusalem. Kloner A. 2001. Survey of Jerusalem: The Northeast Sector (Archaeological Survey of ...

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visits the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, April 2, 2025. (credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90) The Jordanian Foreign Ministry called Ben-Gvir’s ascent ...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Jews and tourists will be barred from visiting the Temple Mount on Jerusalem Day. It reportedly will be the first time that the holiest site to Jews will be closed on the day ...

The move was expected to last through Ramadan, but the Temple Mount Administration’s language suggests the ban could last longer, according to the Jerusalem Post. The Administration — separate ...

pointing the way to the Temple Mount and on the sacred site, ahead of Passover. “World leaders warned before the US Embassy was moved to Jerusalem - and nothing happened,” the signatories ...

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir sparked condemnations on Wednesday when he ascended and prayed on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City. The far-right minister went up to the ...

The national security minister's appearance comes amid rising Jewish visits to the site, with record numbers reported for the Jewish year 5784.The post Ben-Gvir visits Temple Mount ahead of Passover ...

Israeli police were set to be deployed in large numbers throughout Jerusalem’s Old City for ... prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque atop the Temple Mount. Police said some 3,600 officers will guard ...