Temple Mount

Israeli authorities arrest three Palestinians

Quds - Nasser Al Assad

Three residents of Umm el-Fahm were indicted for planning a terrorist attack on the Temple Mount, the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) said on Thursday. A third resident was arrested at the same time for possessing firearms and supporting Islamic State. The three were allegedly affiliated with ISIS and were arrested earlier this month in a joint operation of theRead more

Israel MP holds 'protest' office outside Jerusalem holy site

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

A rabbi and lawmaker from Israel's ruling party held office hours Monday outside a sensitive Jerusalem holy site to protest a government ban on visits by MPs and ministers. Yehuda Glick, who was shot in 2014 over his campaign for Jewish prayer rights at the Haram al-Sharif compound, known to Jews as Temple Mount, said it was a one-day action.Read more

Muslims returned to pray in Aqsa Mosque

Quds - Nasser Al Asaad

Jerusalem's Muslim community resumed prayers inside the Al-Aqsa compound Thursday after Israel removed the controversial security measures from the entrance to the holy site. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas confirmed that prayers would resume at the holy site, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and Jews as the Temple Mount. The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Imam of AlRead more

Israel removes metal detectors from sensitive holy site

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Israel removed metal detectors from a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site before dawn on Tuesday and said they would no longer be used after their installation triggered deadly violence. The move came in the face of intensive international diplomacy seeking to stop wider Palestinian unrest, with Israel saying it would introduce subtler security measures instead to secure the site followingRead more

Three Israelis stabbed to death in West Bank settlement

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

A Palestinian broke into a home in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday and stabbed four Israelis, killing three of them, the Israeli army said. The attack in Neve Tsuf, north of Ramallah, came after a day of clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces over new security measures at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site.Read more

Israel bars men under 50 from Jerusalem Old City prayers

Jerusalem - muslimchronicle

Israeli police said they were barring men under 50 from entering Jerusalem's Old City for Friday Muslim prayers as tensions rose over new security measures at a highly sensitive holy site. The rare measure came after Israeli ministers decided not to order the removal of metal detectors erected at entrances to the Haram al-Sharif mosque compound, known to Jews asRead more

Muslims heed calls to avoid holy site

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Muslims heeded calls Monday not to enter a Jerusalem holy site and protested outside after Israeli authorities installed metal detectors at entrances to the ultra-sensitive compound following an attack that killed two policemen. The compound was largely empty apart from tourists and Jewish visitors, with Muslims again praying and protesting outside the site instead of entering through the metal detectors.Read more

Jewish Extremists Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque for the Temple Mount on Sunday

Occupied Jerusalem - Arab Today

A group of Israeli elements from the group Students for the Temple Mount on Sunday stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque from the Mughrabi Gate under the protection of special Israeli police units . They gave Talmud lessons on their interpretation of the history of the Al Al-Aqsa Mosque. Palestinian worshipers prevented the settlers from performing Talmudic rituals in the compound and startedRead more