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The Temple Mount (Hebrew: הַר הַבַּיִת, romanized: Har haBayīt, lit. 'Temple Mount'), also known as The Noble Sanctuary (Arabic: الحرم الشريف, 'Haram al-Sharif'), al-Aqsa Mosque compound, or simply al-Aqsa (/ æ l ˈ æ k s ə /; The Furthest Mosque المسجد الأقصى, al-Masjid al-Aqṣā), [2] and sometimes as Jerusalem's holy esplanade, [3] [4] is a hill in the ...
On 15 April 2022, clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli Security Forces on the Al-Aqsa compound in the Old City of Jerusalem.According to the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, the clashes began when Palestinians threw stones, firecrackers, and other heavy objects at Israeli police officers.
On 27 July, Israel removed the new security measures from the Mount, which led to the Waqf telling Muslims they could return to pray inside the compound. [ 16 ] 113 Palestinians were reportedly injured in clashes with police after thousands of Muslims returned to pray at Temple Mount.
Palestinian media reported several arrests around the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem as the Temple Mount reopened to Jewish visitors on Israel’s Independence Day. Police told Haaretz rocks were ...
The Temple Mount viewed from southeast Map of the Temple Mount; some gates are marked on the map. The Temple Mount, a holy site in the Old City of Jerusalem, also known as the al-Ḥaram al-Sharīf or Al-Aqsa, contains twelve gates. One of the gates, Bab as-Sarai, is currently closed to the public but was open under Ottoman rule.
A sign by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel warns that entering the site goes against the Halakha (Jewish religious law). The entry restrictions for tourists, showing opening times and a Rabbinic warning. A view of Temple Mount from south side Israeli Police guard an entrance to the Temple Mount
Between 1969 and 1973, Ambassador College entered into an alliance with Hebrew University in Israel which had been negotiated by Martin. This undertaking commenced a five-year archaeological program with students from Ambassador College working on Dr. Benjamin Mazar's excavation near the Western Wall of the Temple Mount. During this period ...
Due to religious tension, it was decided that they would not excavate by the Temple Mount, and they instead searched around the Temple Mount. [4] Benjamin Mazar of the Archaeological Institute at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem was appointed chief archaeologist for the project.