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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Muslim women protest in front of the Lion's Gate entrance to the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, after metal detectors were placed ahead of its opening, July 16, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The Palestinian women’s uprising that electrified Jerusalem

Religious Palestinian women are taking in active role in the protests at the Temple Mount, shattering stereotypes of Muslim women as docile and subservient. By Elhanan Miller In the struggle of the Palestinian religious factions against Israel, the place of women has been missing from the battle. As opposed to Fatah and the left-wing factions,…

By +972 Magazine August 1, 2017

Palestinian citizens take part in a general strike in solidarity with Palestinians in Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza, in the northern town of Sakhnin, on October 13, 2015. (photo: Omar Sameer)

Netanyahu’s new plan: Getting rid of Israel’s Palestinians

Netanyahu’s proposal to revoke citizenship from tens of thousands of Arab citizens is yet another calculated move meant to absolve Israel of responsibility for the fate of its native population. By Marzuq Al-Halabi The idea of territorial or population swaps as part of a final-status agreement with the Palestinians is not new. Many have previously propounded it,…

By +972 Magazine July 31, 2017

Border Police officers guard the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif compound, July 27, 2017. (Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Palestinians return to Al-Aqsa after week of violence

On Thursday, thousands of Muslim worshippers entered the compound for the first time in almost two weeks, where they clashed with Israeli security forces after boycotting the site due to Israeli restrictions. Photos by Faiz Abu Rmeleh, Martin Barzilai, Yotam Ronen, Heidi Motola, Oren Ziv / Activestills.org Protests and clashes in Jerusalem’s Old City over…

By Activestills July 28, 2017

A Palestinian woman works at the Al Jazeera TV station in the West Bank city of Ramallah, June 14, 2009. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Forget Al Jazeera — Bibi should halt his own government’s incitement

Netanyahu is calling to shut down Al Jazeera’s Jerusalem bureau, accusing the station of incitement to violence amid tensions over the Temple Mount. Has he heard what his own ministers have been saying recently? Palestinian incitement has long been Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scapegoat for the lack of progress in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. For him, Palestinian…

By Edo Konrad July 27, 2017

Dozens of Muslim worshippers hold a mass prayer outside the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif compound in Jerusalem's Old City, July 16, 2017.

Palestinians are reviving their agency in Jerusalem

After years of oppression and fragmentation, Palestinians in the occupied city are remobilizing around a common political goal. After days of deliberations, the Israeli government finally removed metal detectors from the entrances of the Aqsa compound on Monday evening. Reports say the decision may have been linked to an agreement reached with Jordan’s King Abdullah,…

By Amjad Iraqi July 26, 2017

Palestinians in A-Tur, East Jerusalem retrieve the body of a slain Palestinian demonstrator from Makassed Hospital for burial, after he was shot and killed by Israeli forces during a demonstration against the Israeli closure of the Al-Aqsa compound, July 21, 2017. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Even in death, Palestinians have to fight for their freedom

Perhaps through this scene, of Palestinians resorting to smuggling bodies out of a morgue to prevent indignity even after death, is it possible to show Israelis and the world what the occupation really means to Palestinians. Even atheist Palestinians like me are livid about Israel’s unilateral decision to install metal-detectors — and with them increased…

By Rami Younis July 25, 2017

Palestinian worshippers pray at Lions' Gate at the entrance to Al-Aqsa compound. Metal detectors were placed outside the site by Israeli authorities following an attack by Palestinian citizens of Israel on Israeli security forces, July 16, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Why the metal detectors at Al-Aqsa are such a big deal

Palestinians aren’t against security measures at the Al-Aqsa compound — they are against changing the delicate status quo at one of Islam’s holiest sites. By Noa Levy Why are the Palestinians up in arms over metal detectors at the entrance to Al-Aqsa? Let me assume for a moment that most of you, like me, don’t get…

By +972 Magazine July 23, 2017

Mass protests over Temple Mount carve out unique civil disobedience

Six things that must be said about the violence in Jerusalem and West Bank

There can be no justification for murder, the violence in Jerusalem isn’t about metal detectors, and there is a way out of this. Tensions in Jerusalem exploded last week in a bloody day that left four Palestinians and three Israelis dead. Israeli security forces killed two Palestinians during demonstrations outside Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday, while a third Palestinian…

By Haggai Matar July 23, 2017

Israeli police officers guard as Muslim worshippers perform a prayer at the Lion's Gate, outside the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City. Metal detectors were placed at gates to the Temple Mount, and the Muslim worshippers refused to pass through them. The Temple Mount was reopened following last weeks terror attack when two Israeli Arabs opened fire and killed two Israeli police men. July 19, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Everything you need to know about tensions at Jerusalem’s holiest site

Over the last week a series of escalating events on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif has threatened peace and security at the holy site and for Jerusalem as a whole. Ir Amim have created the following primer to help make sense of these rapidly spiraling events and to raise the call for a swift, agreed resolution of…

By +972 Resources July 20, 2017

Dozens of Muslim worshippers hold a mass prayer outside the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif compound in Jerusalem's Old City, July 16, 2017.

PHOTOS: Palestinians protest new security measures at Al-Aqsa

Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrated against the use of metal detectors outside the holiest Muslim site in the country, following a lethal attack on Israeli security forces late last week. Photos by Faiz Abu Rmeleh and Oren Ziv, text by Oren Ziv Hundreds of Palestinian worshippers held a mass prayer outside the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif in…

By Activestills July 17, 2017