Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has now barred Jewish visitors from the Temple Mount until the end of Ramadan, due to widespread violence. According to the prime minister’s Office, this was done “on the unanimous recommendation of the Defense Minister, the IDF Chief-of-Staff, the Director of the ISA and the Israel Police Inspector General.” But […]
‘Death to Israel’ – The Iranian Plan to Attack Israel
I hesitated quite a bit whether to publish the things that appear below because of the panic they might cause in Israel. However, in the Middle East environment and particularly in Iraq, these things are known and serve as a topic of open discussion among quite a few, so it is unthinkable that the Israeli […]
Israel Loosens Restrictions on West Bank Visitors to Temple Mount
Elder of Ziyon notes the huge numbers of Palestinians from the West Bank who now routinely arrive for Friday Prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, giving the lie to those who malign Israel for supposedly keeping very tight controls on would-be visitors. He notes that during the most recent week, 60,000 Palestinians attended Friday Prayers, and that […]
Iran goes to OIC to bemoan ‘desecration of Islamic sanctities’ over Temple Mount and Charlie Hebdo ‘insults’
Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is garnering support at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its stand against the “desecration of Islamic sanctities” that Israel’s Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir allegedly committed with his visit to the Temple Mount. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) recently stated: “A visit by a minister from Israel’s government […]
More Muslims Visit Al-Aqsa Now Than When Jordan Held It
On Friday, November 18, according to Arab websites, 60,000 Muslims visited the Al Aqsa Mosque complex on the Temple Mount. Elder of Ziyon has reminded us here that before the Six-Day War, far fewer Muslims would visit Al-Aqsa or the Temple Mount compound. Here are pictures of Muslim worshippers on Temple Mount today, and in […]
‘There is no such thing as a Palestinian state. There is only Islam. The political system in Islam is a caliphate.’
Here yet again we see that Islam is at the basis of the “Palestinian” conflict and is constantly invoked by those who support the “Palestinian jihad.” This guy is arguing against a “Palestinian” state not because he is pro-Israel, but because he believes that the entire Islamic umma should be united into a single caliphate, […]
‘Al Aqsa Is In Danger’
On October 2, Hamas organized an “Al Aqsa Is In Danger” event in the Gaza Strip. A report on the affair is a Hamas website is here: “Hamas organises grand festival in solidarity with Al-Aqsa,” Hamas, October 1, 2022: Hamas movement organised a grand festival in the Gaza Strip this evening to express solidarity with […]
Freedom of Worship, Palestinian Style
The Palestinians are forever complaining about supposed Israeli designs on the Temple Mount. They spread conspiracy theories about Jews wanting to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, in order to build a Third Temple in their place. They need only spread word of a “threat to Al-Aqsa” to whip up hysteria […]
Palestinian Authority incited riots, violence that led to death of Al-Jazeera journalist
The Palestinian Authority incited riots, violence and jihad terror against Jews over the Temple Mount, and then blamed Israel, as usual. It has always been a deeply religious war for the Palestinians, despite the propaganda and habitual accusations against Israel. The latest round resulted in the death of an Al Jazeera journalist. Now Al Jazeera […]
How Dare Israel Rebuild a Synagogue the Jordanians Blew Up?
Visitors to the Old City of Jerusalem are often struck by how new all the synagogues in the Jewish Quarter look. That is because they are new, built after 1967, when Israel won back the Old City from Jordan, that had seized the area in 1948 and held onto it for 19 years. Those synagogues […]