Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif

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

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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 Yael Marom Ten Palestinians recently filed a complaint with Israeli…

By +972 Magazine October 2, 2017

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