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dome of the rock
The New York Times’ ‘Big Lie’ about the Temple Mount
Jewish Journal
October 13, 2015
Last week, I opened The New York Times to Rick Gladstone’s article, “Historical Certainty Proves Elusive at Jerusalem’s Holiest Place,” happy that the newspaper of record would explain to its audience the historical context of this embattled piece of real estate.
Jordan to send ambassador back to Israel as tensions ease
Jewish Journal
February 2, 2015
Jordan will return its ambassador to Israel, the government said on Monday, three months after withdrawing the envoy in protest at Israeli restrictions on access to Jerusalem\’s Al Aqsa mosque.
Palestinian man kills one in Jerusalem car attack
Jewish Journal
November 5, 2014
A Palestinian rammed his car into pedestrians in central Jerusalem on Wednesday in the second attack of its kind in two weeks, killing one person and fuelling concerns of another Palestinian uprising.
Clashes erupt as Israeli police kill Palestinian suspected of shooting Jewish far-rightist
Jewish Journal
October 30, 2014
Israeli police on Thursday shot dead a 32-year-old Palestinian man suspected of having tried hours earlier to kill a far-right Jewish activist, leading to fierce clashes in East Jerusalem and fears of a new Palestinian uprising.
One group’s proposal for Mideast peace? Build the Third Temple
Jewish Journal
July 28, 2014
As Egypt, Qatar, the U.S. and the U.N. write proposals for Israel-Hamas cease-fires, one organization based in Jerusalem’s Old City hopes to compose a peace plan of a different kind: a detailed architectural blueprint for the Third Jewish Temple on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.
Israeli lawmaker Moshe Feiglin removed from Temple Mount
Jewish Journal
March 4, 2013
Moshe Feiglin, a Knesset member from the Likud-Beiteinu Party, was prevented from entering the Dome of the Rock and then removed from the Temple Mount.
ADL slams Israeli candidate for Dome of the Rock comments
Jewish Journal
January 22, 2013
In rare criticism of an Israeli politician, the Anti-Defamation League called on Knesset candidate Jeremy Gimpel to apologize to Muslims for suggesting blowing up the Dome of the Rock mosque.
Police quell Temple Mount riots
Jewish Journal
February 24, 2012
Police dispersed Muslim rioters on the Temple Mount who apparently had been spurred by reports that Jewish extremists planned to enter the site.
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