This is the Forward’s coverage of the Temple Mount, a holy site in Jerusalem.
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Fast Forward Arab-Israeli MK: Jews Have No Connection to Temple Mount
An Arab Israeli Knesset member said Jews have no proven historical connection to the Temple Mount and no reason to visit it. In an interview Friday in a Hebrew-language publication, Joint Arab List MK Hanin Zoabi said, “The name is al-Aqsa, not the Temple Mount, and there is nothing there for Jews,” the Times of…
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Fast Forward Arab Lawmaker Berates ‘Fascist’ Jews on Temple Mount
An Arab-Israeli lawmaker verbally confronted Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount, as violence from the holy site spilled over in to the West Bank. Jamal Zahalka, a Knesset member from the Arab Joint List, on Tuesday berated Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount, in an exchange captured on camera. “Crazy criminals, you’re all Kahanists, fascists,…
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Fast Forward Jordan King Snubs Benjamin Netanyahu Over Temple Mount Crackdown
Jordan’s King Abdullah II is refusing to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the rising violence on the Temple Mount. Abdullah reportedly will not have any direct contact with Netanyahu, including phone conversations or a personal meeting, according to Israeli news reports. He reportedly is concerned that contact with the Israeli prime minister…
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Fast Forward Jews Barred From Temple Mount for Muslim Holy Day
The Israel Police announced Wednesday evening that the Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem will not be open to Jews or other visitors Thursday, during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice). Muslim worship at the site, which has been a seen increasing violence in recent weeks, will be unrestricted and Palestinians from the West…
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Fast Forward Mahmoud Abbas Warns of New Intifada Over Temple Mount
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned on Tuesday that there was a risk of a new Palestinian intifada, or uprising, erupting if violence at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem did not ease and peace talks with Israel did not resume. Israeli-Palestinian strife has risen sharply in recent weeks as Arab states and Palestinians have accused Israeli…
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Fast Forward 5 Things About the Violence Spike on the Temple Mount
(JTA) — For Israelis, the Ten Days of Repentance from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur have turned into days of violence. Unrest has swelled in Jerusalem following an Israeli ban on a protest group at the Temple Mount, the holy site known to Muslims as the Haram al-Sharif. The clashes have left one Israeli dead and…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Battle Israeli Troops in ‘Day of Rage’ on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
Israel deployed hundreds of extra police around the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday after Palestinian leaders called for a ‘day of rage’ to protest at new Israeli security measures. Around 800 extra police were posted in the heart of the city and adjacent Arab neighborhoods, where tensions have been high for the past week,…
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Fast Forward Israel Declares War on Stone-Throwers as Temple Mount Seethes
Israel will “use all necessary measures to fight against those who throw stones, firebombs, pipe bombs and fireworks in order to attack civilians and police,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Netanyahu held a meeting Tuesday night to discuss the security situation in and around Jerusalem, in particular a wave of attacks by Palestinians on Jewish…
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