Iran Signals Escalated Fighting in North as State Dept Urges Ramadan 'Religious Freedom' on Temple Mount

JERUSALEM, Israel – Fighting between Hezbollah and Israel intensified Thursday with fears of a wider war in the near future. That conflict may include Iranian-backed forces in Syria and Iraq.  The Syrian government accused Israel of major attacks in and around Damascus Wednesday. One building reportedly served as the headquarters of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in … Read more

Rare Byzantine-Era Discovery Points to Early Church Built on Temple Mount Before Muslim Invasion

The recent discovery of two Byzantine-era coin weights is pointing to the possibility of a Christian presence on the Temple Mount before the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem in the seventh century, according to an archeological research journal.  The Temple Mount Sifting Project announced last week the discovery of two unique Byzantine coin weights, both of … Read more

On Mourning Day of Tisha B' Av, Ben-Gvir Among More Than 1,700 Jews Visiting Temple Mount

JERUSALEM, Israel – Jews in Israel and around the world commemorated a day of mourning Thursday known as Tisha B’ Av (the 9th day of the month of Av on the Jewish calendar) – a date when some of the worst tragedies ever to befall the Jewish people occurred, including the fall of the First Temple, the … Read more