The Temple Mount, where the First and Second Temples were built, is the holiest site in Judaism. Israel liberated the Old City of Jerusalem from Jordan during the Six Day War.
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While even Palestinian officials agree that Iranian-backed Hamas now controls the Temple Mount, most media have failed to report on the mullahs’ role in inciting the violence in Jerusalem.
Palestinian leaders use Jewish visits to the Temple Mount to stir hatred and incite violence, claiming Israel blocks access and “desecrates” the site. The time has come for the Palestinians to stop “dying for a lie”!
Any attempt to sever our ties to our holiest place, where the First and Second Temples stood, just makes us unify around our indigenous homeland even more. By Brooke Goldstein, founder and executive director, The Lawfare Project For a Jew, the Temple Mount is everything. We pray facing the Temple Mount. We break a glass... Read more »
Despite limitations imposed by the Jordanian Muslim Trust, which administers the Temple Mount, the number of Jewish visitors to their holiest site has increased significantly.
One person was critically injured and has since died of his injuries; another is in moderate condition and conscious, and another two sustained light injuries.
The Jordanian Islamic endowment that maintains Al-Aqsa called the ruling a 'flagrant violation' of the compound's sanctity and a 'clear provocation' for Muslims worldwide.
That’s New York Times coverage of Israel these days: omitting critical context while attempting to impose an irrelevant and inaccurate interpretative framework.