Update on the Temple Mount

There were three important developments on the Temple Mount this past week.  It has been a time of relative peace (or absence of struggle) on the mount since its closure last week because of the coronavirus.  For the first time in 17 years, the area has been closed to Moslems, Jews, and Christian visitors and worshipers.  The Temple Mount, the Western Wall, and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher have been closed.  Nonetheless, there have been a couple of other interesting developments on the mount.  The closure of the mount has not prevented the Waqf from working and digging on the mount.  Another story is a group of Temple Mount activists, citing the example of King David, sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requesting that they might be allowed to offer the ritual Passover on the mount to end the pandemic.    

 (Photo: Flash 90)

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