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Temple Mount

Israeli security forces on guard duty while Jews visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during the Passover holiday and the holy month of Ramadan, April 9, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Jamal Awad-Flash90)
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Israeli government bans Jews from Temple Mount through end of Ramadan

by Ron Kampeas and JTA April 12, 2023April 12, 2023

Israel’s government has banned the entry of Jews to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount through the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan later this month, a decision prompted by heightened […]

Israeli border police patrol in front of the Lion's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, as Palestinians wait to be allowed to enter the al-Aqsa mosque compound, April 17, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Ahmad Gharabli-AFP via Getty Images)
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Israeli police clash with Palestinians at Temple Mount on tense second day of Passover

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA April 18, 2022
Religious Jews arrive to pray at the Temple Mount, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Aug. 2, 2021. (Photo/RNS-AP-Maya Alleruzzo)
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As Jews pray on Temple Mount, status quo at Jerusalem’s holiest site begins to shift

by Eetta Prince-Gibson and RNS December 21, 2021
Israeli security forces clash with demonstrators during a protest against Israel's plan to evict Palestinians from the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on May 10, 2021.  (Photo/JTA-Olivier Fitoussi-Flash90)
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Jerusalem in tumult, 9 dead in Gaza, as Israel and Hamas exchange fire

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA May 10, 2021May 10, 2021
hoffman is wearing a talit and being carried by two police officers away from the wall
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The Kotel controversy is a plot to bring Jewish pluralism to Israel

Rabbi Avi Shafran by Rabbi Avi Shafran June 30, 2017June 30, 2017
The Temple Mount from the air (Photo/Andrew Shiva-Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Continued denial of Jewish ties to Jerusalem is obscene

john rothmann by John Rothmann February 8, 2017February 7, 2017

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