On Sunday, Itamar Ben-Gvir prayed at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound that sits atop the Temple Mount, or Haram al-Sharif, as it ...

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem and prayed there over ...

Far-right leader is first minister to pray overtly at flashpoint site as 1,250 Jewish worshipers ascend on fast day; Jordan, ...

Thousands ascend to pray; Jews allowed to sing, prostrate under new policy hailed as historic change in worship rights at Judaism’s holiest site.

Associates of Ben-Gvir hailed the moment as “a monumental change that hasn’t happened in a thousand years,” adding that his ...

Gvir's visit, the Prime Minister's Office issued a statement saying that Israel's status quo on the Temple Mount "has not ...

ToI's senior analyst on National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's prayer-leading on Tisha B'Av, why World War III didn't ...

A far-right Israeli minister sparked outrage on Sunday after leading a group of Jewish worshippers in prayer at the most ...

Now, more than ever, Jews are rallying to ascend the Temple Mount, to pray, and to stand strong for their heritage and country in the place where it matters the most.

The Jerusalem-based Beyadenu organization reported that 50,098 Jews visited the Temple Mount in 2023, a dip from the record-breaking 51,483 Jewish visits in 2022.

Some 800 people visited the Temple Mount on Sunday, including 685 foreign tourists and 115 Jewish Israelis. Also on Sunday, Palestinians and Jews verbally clashed at the site.

Jews generally are not permitted by police to pray or bring any ritual objects to the Temple Mount, which is considered Judaism’s holiest site, in order to avoid confrontation with Muslim ...