Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif

The scene where a rocket fired from Gaza hit and caused damaged in the Israeli city of Ashkelon, October 7, 2023. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

Gaza’s shock attack has terrified Israelis. It should also unveil the context

The dread Israelis are feeling after today's assault, myself included, has been the daily experience of millions of Palestinians for far too long.

By Haggai Matar October 7, 2023

Israeli security forces stand guard while Muslim worshipers pray outside the Lion's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during the holy month of Ramadan, April 5, 2023. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

‘The Israeli police wanted to show that they are in control of Al-Aqsa’

Writer Jalal Abukhater explains the context behind a violent raid in Al-Aqsa, and why the mosque is more than a place of worship for Palestinians.

By Vera Sajrawi April 5, 2023

Yehuda Glick, a prominent Temple Mount activist, visits the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem. (Oren Ziv)

The Temple Mount movement braces for its moment

With its activists now sitting in Israel's government, the once-fringe movement has gained unprecedented influence over the fate of Jerusalem's holiest site. The next weeks could herald even more danger.

By Nate Orbach March 20, 2023

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Israeli security forces in front of the Dome of the Rock during clashes with Palestinian protestors on the holy month of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa mosque Compound in Jerusalem's Old City, April 15, 2022. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

The scars of May still haven’t healed

For all the anticipation of another uprising, Palestinians have yet to recover from the last one — because Israeli violence never stopped.

By Amjad Iraqi April 21, 2022

Israeli security forces escort a group of religious Jews as they visit the Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif, in Jerusalem's Old City, August 12, 2020. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

The Temple Mount movement is soaring under Israel’s new government

Defying a decades-long political arrangement, Israeli authorities are enabling an unprecedented rise in Jewish prayer at the Jerusalem holy site.

By Baker Zoubi December 6, 2021

Palestinians protest against an Israeli judge's approval of 'quiet' Jewish prayer, at the Al Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem's Old City, October 8, 2021. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

Bibi and Trump scorched Jerusalem. Will Bennett and Lapid burn what’s left?

Despite the end of the Trump-Netanyahu era, Israel's new government has not reversed its predecessor's dangerous policies in Jerusalem. Quite the contrary.

By Daniel Seidemann November 17, 2021

Jewish Israelis visit the Temple Mount compound, site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem Old City, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, October 8, 2017. (Yaakov Lederman/Flash90)

The UAE-Israel accord is a victory for Temple Mount extremists

The accord's stance on Jerusalem's holy sites allows extremist Jewish groups to pursue their dangerous aspirations — and fulfill Palestinians' deepest fears.

By Daniel Seidemann September 1, 2020

Temple Mount activists take part at a Sacrifice procession at the Cardo in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

How the once-fringe Jewish Temple Movement is going mainstream

The Jewish Temple Movement has for years tried to change the status quo in one of the most contested holy sites in the world. Now the most mainstream figures on the Israeli right are finally listening. By Yonathan Mizrachi The Hebrew and Muslim calendars have, at times, had an effect on the political conflict surrounding the…

By +972 Magazine August 14, 2019

Palestinians pray as Israeli policemen guard during Friday prayers in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Wadi al-Joz, July 28, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

What the tensions on the Temple Mount are really about

While Israel has tried to remove extremist Muslim groups from the Temple Mount, the power of Jewish extremists has only grown. Now the latter are doing all they can to try and change the delicate status quo in their favor. By Yonathan Mizrachi In recent weeks tensions have escalated on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, leading to clashes between…

By +972 Magazine March 7, 2019

Palestinians youth collect tires to burn them during demonstrations in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, April 4, 2018. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Brutality is the only answer Israel has to Gaza’s civil disobedience

It is impossible to know what will happen along the border with Gaza in the coming weeks. But one thing is certain: Israel will continue to respond with brutality and arrogance in the face of Palestinian nonviolent civil disobedience. By Aviv Tatarsky Anyone who wants to understand where Israel is heading in Gaza ought to think…

By +972 Magazine April 5, 2018

Israeli troops clash with Palestinians protesting in Bethlehem again Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, December 8, 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

Trump protests evoke memories of the Second Intifada

We stayed home from school for more than three months. When we returned, more than half of the class was gone. They say children always pay the highest price. By Zizo Abul Hawa I was nearly 13 when the Second Intifada started. We were in school when Ariel Sharon visited the Temple Mount. School ended…

By +972 Magazine December 12, 2017

People hold umbrellas to protect themselves from the rain as they walk on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem, October 9, 2017, (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Jerusalemites will be the ones to pay the price for Trump’s decision

Trump’s declaration will not change the fact that two nations live and will continue to live in Jerusalem, and that any solution will need to take into consideration the interests of both peoples. By Yehudit Oppenheimer A few hours before word got out that Trump was poised to announce he would move the American embassy…

By +972 Magazine December 8, 2017

Israeli Border Police officers seen in the Aqsa Mosque compound the day after the metal detectors were removed and Muslim worshipers returned, July 27, 2017, Jerusalem. (Activestills.org)

‘Israeli police stormed Al-Aqsa mosque, beat 100 worshipers,’ complaint says

After Israeli authorities removed controversial metal detectors from Al-Aqsa, Israeli police entered its main mosque, beat worshipers and medics, frogmarched over 100 detainees through the Old City and stuffed them into a city bus, according to a complaint filed by 10 of those arrested. By Yali (Yael) Marom Ten Palestinians recently filed a complaint with…

By Yali (Yael) Marom October 2, 2017