Temple Mount

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Rare Jewish coins found in Temple Mount excavation
22.05.2018
The sifting project, which has operated since 2004 in the Emek Tzurim National Park, aims to salvage religious and historical artifacts from the rubble, as well as to educate the public about the veracity of Jewish history on the Mount.
Workers at the archeological site, the Mount Antiquities Salvage Operation in Emek Tzurim, on the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem’s Old City, Oct. 6, 2016. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90
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‘Jerusalem Day’ fight breaks out on Temple Mount
13.05.2018
Some eyewitnesses stated that Arabs lashed out in rage against Jews who began singing at the site, while others indicate that Muslims attacked when three young Israelis began waving an Israeli flag.
Fighting broke out on Jerusalem Day on the Temple Mount. Source: Screenshot
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‘Am Yisrael Chai’ permissible on Temple Mount, according to Jerusalem court
17.04.2018
Attorney and activist Itamar Ben Gvir called his court victory “a gift to the Jewish people on the eve of Israel’s 70th Independence Day.”
The Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Temple Mount compound, seen from the Western Wall Plaza. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Mark A. Wilson (Department of Geology, The College of Wooster)
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Jordan blasts Israel for letting Jews pray at Temple Mount
04.04.2018
In expressing its grievances, Jordan said that “Israel is violating the status quo in the area and is carrying out extreme provocations that harm relations between our two countries.”
Jews visit the Temple Mount compound, site of the Al-Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, Oct. 8, 2017. Photo by Yaakov Lederman/Flash90
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Al-Aqsa imam: Pesach offering near Temple Mount ‘provokes the faithful’
29.03.2018
Arabs in eastern Jerusalem will riot and hold demonstrations on Friday, according to the leader of the mosque on the Temple Mount.
Davidson Center archaeological park adjacent to Jerusalem's Western Wall. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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Rare trove of coins dating to Jewish revolt unearthed in Jerusalem
27.03.2018
“A discovery like this—ancient coins bearing the words “Freedom” and “Redemption” found right before the Jewish Festival of Freedom, Passover begins—is incredibly moving,” according to Eilat Mazar of the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Some of the bronze coins found near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Eilat Mazar, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Three Israeli Arab men indicted for plotting Temple Mount terror attack
26.02.2018
According to the Shin Bet, the Arab cell planned to carry out a shooting attack on the Temple Mount similar to the attack on July 14, which killed two Israeli police officers.
An aerial view of the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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Holding out an olive branch? U.S. lawmakers speak out after being detained on Temple Mount
Israel Kasnett22.02.2018
“We should be able to pray and reflect on the history and culture, but you’re not allowed to do that as Jews and non-Muslims [on the Temple Mount]," said Rep. David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.).
An aerial view of the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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