This is the Forward’s coverage of the Temple Mount, a holy site in Jerusalem.
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Fast Forward Temple Mount Firebrand Yehuda Glick Finds Himself in Knesset After Israel Shakeup
(JTA)— A year and a half ago he was a fringe Temple Mount activist expected to die, the victim of a point-blank assassination attempt. This week he will enter the Knesset, the ruling Likud party’s replacement legislator for outgoing Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon. Yehuda Glick’s journey — from the United States to Israel, from government…
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Israel News Temple Mount Revival Movement Revels in Crowd-Funded Passover Sacrifice — but at What Cost?
JERUSALEM — Four days before Passover, a dozen self-styled priests dressed in white walked barefoot onto a stage, carefully rinsing their hands and feet. Two more blew slender silver trumpets, signaling the start of the ceremony: the sacrifice of the Paschal Lamb, mandated by the Torah to commemorate the Exodus from Egypt. Hundreds of Israelis…
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Fast Forward 800 Jews Visit Temple Mount on Passover — 9 Removed for Praying
Nine Jewish visitors were removed from the Temple Mount for violating the terms of visiting the holy site, including attempting to pray. 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. Among the Jewish visitors were…
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Opinion How the Temple Mount Obsession Could Destroy Judaism
The shocking upsurge in deadly attacks in Israel cannot be disconnected from efforts of some Jewish organizations to dramatically change the Temple Mount status quo, backed by inflammatory statements and actions of leading politicians. To be sure, not all Jews yearn to abolish the fragile status quo of the holy site. Several prominent Jewish leaders,…
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Fast Forward Temple Mount Activists Offer $516 Bounty to Arrested Jews
Religious extremists pushing for Jews to be allowed to pray at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount are pledging to step up their efforts, with one group offering to pay $516 to any Jew arrested for praying there. Returning to the Mount, a group that advocates for Jewish sovereignty over the holy site and the rebuilding of the…
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Fast Forward Arab Lawmaker Defies Ban With Temple Mount Visit
An Arab-Israeli lawmaker visited the Temple Mount, going against a directive issued by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Basel Ghattas of the Arab Joint List visited the Temple Mount on Wednesday. Ghattas, who is Christian, said after his visit that he saw Jews praying at the site who were not stopped by police standing nearby, and…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Ally ‘Dreams’ of Israeli Flag on Temple Mount
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu restated his government’s commitment to the status quo on the Temple Mount after a government minister said it was her dream to see an Israeli flag fly on the site. “I think it’s the center of Israeli sovereignty, the capital of Israel, the holiest place for the Jewish people,” Likud…
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Fast Forward Jews Challenge Temple Mount Status Quo with ‘Secret Prayers’
As the group of Orthodox Jews came near the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem’s Old City, one began to mumble while staring down at his mobile phone. Another looked up in awe, eyes half shut in concentration. The woman’s lips moved silently. Asked afterwards whether they had prayed, a violation of an 800-year-old ban…
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