Islamic Wakf inaugurates new mosque at the Temple Mount’s Mercy Gate Illegal construction work on the “Gate of Mercy” structure is causing permanent harm to the ancient structure. Naomi Kahn June 3, 2019
Under the radar on the Temple Mount Even now, after Jerusalem’s 1967 reunification and the strange Israeli decision to continue to allow the Islamic Waqf to administer the Temple Mount, Jews and non-Muslims in general suffer from discrimination there. Hillel Fendel and Chaim Silberstein May 14, 2019
Jordanian lawmakers call for expelling Israeli ambassador over Temple Mount dispute Along with Egypt, Jordan is the only Arab nation to have a peace accord with Israel. March 18, 2019
Jordan’s survival depends on Al-Aqsa King Abdullah understands that if the Hashemite dynasty cedes control over managing Al-Aqsa, the throne will lose its religious legitimacy. They have not forgotten that the Palestinians tried to take control of Jordan and kick out the royal family in the 1970s. Reuven Berko March 12, 2019
Islamic Waqf refuses order of Israeli court to withdraw from Temple Mount ‘Gate of Mercy’ Jordan’s Royal Committee for Jerusalem Affairs, which oversees the Waqf in Jerusalem, called it “aggression against Jerusalem and holy sites for electoral purposes.” Malkah Fleisher March 6, 2019
About that new Waqf council and the Temple Mount … The focus of new tensions on the Temple Mount has not been chosen by chance by the Waqf council (in its new, broader, extreme composition) as the arena for provocation against Israel at the holy site. Nadav Shragai and Lenny Ben-David March 1, 2019
Who is breaking the status quo on the Temple Mount? The common Muslim protest against Israel’s violation of the status quo is completely baseless. In fact, the opposite is true. Nadav Shragai and Lenny Ben-David Feb. 28, 2019
Netanyahu: ‘Won’t be another mosque on the Temple Mount’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders removal of recently installed equipment from the “Gate of Mercy” site on the Temple Mount • Arab officials: Israeli government efforts “to Judaize Jerusalem and erode the status quo at Al-Aqsa will be met with strong resistance.” Nadav Shragai, Ariel Kahana, Daniel Siryoti and Israel Hayom Staff Feb. 26, 2019
Jordan led effort to take control of ‘Gate of Mercy’ Indications on the ground suggest that Israel has come to terms with Jordan’s efforts, and it does not intend to close the “Gate of Mercy” compound, which was shut for 16 years. Yoni Ben Menachem Feb. 25, 2019
