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Will there be a ‘third intifada’? If so, what would cause it?
Dec. 11, 2014 - Israeli leaders have downplayed the fear of a "third intifada." However, recent violence has grown
worse because Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has incited Palestinians about the status of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
Last week, Abbas comforted the family of the Palestinian murderer of a Jewish activist in Jerusalem by saying, “He ascended to the high heavens as
a martyr, while defending his people’s rights and the holiness of sanctuaries.”
If the current unrest does escalate, the next intifada could be worse than the previous two because it would probably be conducted, not
by Palestinians from Gaza or the West Bank, but by Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel who have the ability to move about freely within the country.
- Source: Eric R. Mandel - Jerusalem Post
- Al-Aqsa speaker: The slaughter of the Jews is near - Times of Israel
Status Quo? The Dome of the Rock was Built for Jews
Nov. 22, 2014 - In his book about the Temple Mount, the late Rabbi Shlomo Goren said that the Muslim conquerors of
Jerusalem actually built the Dome of the Rock for the purpose of Jewish prayers and built the separate Al-Aksa Mosque facing
Mecca for Muslims.
Omar built the Dome of the Rock sanctuary to serve as a house of prayer for the Jews. This was after the Jews showed him the site
where the Holy Temple had stood – and it does not point to Mecca."
- Source: Israel National News
Kerry: Israel, Jordan agree on steps to reduce Jerusalem tensions
Nov. 14, 2014 - After a meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas earlier in the day, and later with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu and Jordan’s King Abdullah II, US Secretary of State John Kerry praised everyone involved for their commitment to ease tensions in Jerusalem.
Netanyahu had “strongly reaffirmed his commitment to uphold the status quo on Temple Mount,” while Palestinian Authority
President Mahmoud Abbas . . . restated his “commitment to non-violence and to restoring calm” in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
- Source: Times of Israel
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Jerusalem’s Temple Mount: A launching pad for holy wars? - Washington Post
- Update Nov. 17, 2014 -
Netanyahu told Jordan’s king to take reins at Temple Mount - Times of Israel
Top EU Diplomat Calls to Divide Jerusalem
Nov. 10, 2014 - Federica Mogherini, the European Union's new foreign affairs chief, called for the establishment of a "Palestinian state"
and some arrangement for Jerusalem to serve as the capital of both Israel and Palestine.
"We need a Palestinian state - that is the ultimate goal and this is the position of all the European Union," Mogherini said during a trip to Gaza,
devastated by its third conflict in six years.
Mogherini also said that the world "cannot afford" another war in Gaza. Billions of dollars have been given to rebuild Gaza after its latest
battle with Israel. She called the situation "a global issue," not just a conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
- Source: Israel National News
Jerusalem Tense as Palestinians, Jews Demand Right to Temple Mount
Nov. 7, 2014 - Jewish people are demanding the right to pray at the Temple Mount, and Palestinians -- upset by a stalemate
in peace negotiations -- are becoming increasingly violent. Jacob Perry, former head of the Shin Bet intelligence agency spoke about the issue:
“Jerusalem is among the most sensitive issues in the conflict and it matters to Muslims all over the world,” said “It is vital for both
sides that anything involving the al-Aqsa mosque be handled in the most careful way possible.”
- Source: NewsMax
Arab League warns of Jerusalem ‘red line’
Nov. 4, 2014 - Meeting in Cairo, the Arab League reacted to fresh clashes around Jerusalem's Temple Mount and the al-Aqsa Mosque.
Arab League deputy chief Ahmed Bin Helli said, “Israel has reached a red line.” Palestinians are fearful that Israel will attempt
to control the area. On Sunday Israeli far-right lawmaker Moshe Feiglin visited the Temple Mount, advocating the right of Jews to pray
there.
The Palestinians want East Jerusalem, including al-Aqsa, as the capital of their future state. Israel considers East Jerusalem,
captured in 1967, to be part of its “eternal” capital.
- Source: Times of Israel
Israeli leader urges calm in Jerusalem
Nov. 3, 2014 - After weeks of almost-daily conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem,
Israel's Prime Minister said his government is determined to prevent an eruption of violence by maintaining the status quo
for all the religions on the Temple Mount.
Since the days of Abraham, the Temple Mount has been the holiest site for our people and with this, the Temple Mount
is also the most sensitive kilometer on earth," Benjamin Netanyahu said at his weekly cabinet meeting.
- Source: Fox
Temple-rebuilding activist shot in Jerusalem
Oct. 30, 2014 - Rabbi Yehuda Glick, chairman of the Temple Mount Heritage Foundation, was shot multiple times in the chest in Jerusalem
by an unknown assailant on a motorcycle. Glick was putting up posters for a conference titled “Israel Returns to the Temple Mount.”
- Source: WND
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Prominent Temple Mount Activist Shot by Islamic Jihad Terrorist in Assassination Attempt, Shooter Killed - Breaking Israel News
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Jerusalem's Temple Mount closes to all visitors after shooting of Yehuda Glick - Jerusalem Post
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Abbas: Closing of Temple Mount tantamount to declaration of war - Jerusalem Post
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Clashes Erupt as Israeli Police Kill Palestinian Suspected of Shooting Jewish Far-rightist - Newsweek
- Jordan Threatens to Revoke Peace Treaty Over Temple Mount - Israel National News
- Clashes erupt in East Jerusalem, West Bank after Friday prayers, Hamas march - YNet News
Jerusalem to step up security after second day of violence
Oct. 24, 2014 -
Jerusalem will step up its security level following threats made during a second violent day in the city. . .Jerusalem police announced
there will be restrictions on who can enter the Temple Mount for Friday prayers.
- Source: Jerusalem Post
Temple Institute Raises $100k for Third Temple Plans
Sept. 28, 2014 -
The Temple Institute’s crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for the modern architectural plans for the Third Holy Temple in Jerusalem came
to a close on Rosh Hashanah after surpassing its $100,000 goal in 60 days.
- Source: Israel National News
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Palestinian official laments Israeli ‘violation’ of Temple Mount - Times of Israel
PMO orders dismantling of unauthorized foot bridge to Temple Mount's Mughrabi Gate
Sept. 4, 2014 - The Israeli Prime Minister's Office responded a request from Jordan by ordering the dismantling of a foot bridge that
is being built from the Western Wall Plaza to the Mugrabi Gate on the Temple Mount. Prime Minister Netanyahu said,
“I want to make sure that everyone understands that Israel respects and will continue to respect the status quo on the Temple Mount. . .
including the traditional role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and we are not about to change it.”
- Source: Jerusalem Post
Temple Mount faithful lay claim to lost ark
Jun. 6, 2014 - There are 10 or more theories of where the Ark of the Covenant is today, but the Temple Mount Faithful are convinced that
it will be found in the tunnels underneath the Temple Mount when the time is right.
- Source: Almonitor.com
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Temple Mount archaeological project yields treasure, but unearths conflict - Times of Israel
Red Heifer Reported! Share the News!
May 22, 2014 -
This information was posted on the Facebook page of The Temple Institute. If it turns out to be valid, it will be the first candidate for the necessary sacrifice
to dedicate a new Temple. Their article says:
We have recently received photographs from a rancher in Arkansas showing what appears to be a perfectly red heifer. Note that in this untouched
photograph the heifer has a red nose and reddish hooves, essential markings of a red heifer. . . Perfectly red heifers, as this appears to be in the
photograph are a rare occurrence among Red Angus cattle.
- Source: End Time Shofar Blog
- Facebook page for The Temple Institute - See their post on May 22, 2014.
- The Red Heifer - The Temple Institute
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Audio: US Congressmen Visit the Temple Mount, Pesach Sheni & More
May 14, 2014 -
Two US congressmen participated in a fact finding mission of the Temple Mount early Wednesday morning. Congressman Andrew Harris (R- Maryland) and Ron
DeSantis (R-Florida) witnessed firsthand how non-Muslims are discriminated against at the Holy site.
Rabbi Chaim Richman, International Director of the Temple Institute commented "It was an honor to guide these two distinguished congressmen and their wives on the Temple Mount."
He is the author of ten books including Mystery of the Red Heifer.
- Source: Israel National News
Israeli Institute Prepares Priests for Jerusalem's Third Temple
Apr. 10, 2014 - During this year's observance of Passover in Jerusalem, hundreds of Jews are expected to be trained by the Temple Institute in the Old City of
Jerusalem. It is the leading organization that is preparing for the establishment of the Third Temple. They will be taught the laws of Passover, and will practice the ritual of
sacrifice. They will dress in kosher priestly garments, slaughter lambs, sprinkle their blood on the altar, and roast the lambs according to the instruction
from God's Word.
- Source: U.S.News
- Temple Mount clash over Passover sacrifice - WND
Israeli police and Palestinians clash on Temple Mount
Feb. 26, 2014 - While the Israeli parliament prepared to debate a motion calling on Israel to exert its sovereignty over the Temple Mount,
Palestinian youths threw stones and fireworks at officers from the holy site.
Conservative Jews want to lift restrictions on Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount.
The Islamic Waqf - the trust that has overseen the site since Israel captured East Jerusalem from Jordan in the 1967
Middle East war - expressed concern and said there had been "Jordanian contacts with Israel to prevent any moves" affecting its status.
- Source: BBC
- Rabbis to Knesset: Extend sovereignty to Temple Mount - Jerusalem Post
- Jordan warns Israel: It may review peace treaty over Jerusalem debate - Haaretz
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