(JNS) Some 200 Jewish activists are expected to join a contentious Chanukah march in Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday evening, the first night of the festival of lights, to protest against Jordan’s control over Judaism’s holiest site, according to organizers and the Israel Police. In an invite shared to social media, Beyadenu Returning […]
Muslim prayers will continue to be held as usual during all eight days of Hanukkah, and "any attempt to violate public order . will be dealt with decisively," says Israel
The three youths had been temporarily barred from the site by police after bowing and reciting the “Shema Yisrael” prayer there • The court’s ruling focused "exclusively" on the case before it, the government says.
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In the 1994 Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty, it was agreed in Article 9 to, “.provide freedom of access to places of religious and historical significance.”