Temple Mount

September 10, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Turkey’s ‘Islamic’ offensive against Israel grows as Gaza war rages

Turkey's President Erdogan is using the October 7 attack to rally Muslim countries diplomatically against Israel, seeking regional leadership.

April 15, 2024 | |

Sidestepping Tensions With Israel, Jordan Helps Repel Iran With U.S.-Led Coalition

The Jordanian Air Force joined a U.S.-led coalition to help repel Iran’s weekend attack against Israel, shooting down dozens of drones in Jordanian airspace overnight between April...

April 1, 2024 | |

Jordanian Activists Demand End to Peace With Israel

Jordanian activists renewed calls on March 31 to demonstrate against the Gaza war and demand an end to Israeli-Jordanian peace. A group named the Jordanian Youth Gathering urged...

March 15, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: March 15, 2024

Today’s Issue: Preliminary IDF Findings on Aid Convoy Incident: Gazans Shot at by Palestinian Gunmen | IDF Troops at Checkpoint Arrest Four in Car Carrying Explosive Device, Conduct West Bank Raids |...

March 9, 2024 | |

Mossad, CIA Chiefs Meet About Stalled Hostage Talks

CIA Director William Burns met his Mossad counterpart to discuss the stalled Gaza hostage talks, with Israel voicing hope on March 9 that progress can still be made. Israeli Prime...

March 8, 2024 | Eyal Hulata, Natalie Ecanow

A Violent Ramadan Will Jeopardize Israel’s National Security Objectives

This year, the month-long Muslim holiday of Ramadan could bring a measure of calm to the Middle East, rather than escalating tensions as it has in the past. But it will be the calm before a necessary storm,...

March 5, 2024 | |

Israel Open to Regular Ramadan Access at Al-Aqsa

Israel signaled readiness on March 5 to allow regular Muslim access to al-Aqsa Mosque over Ramadan despite security concerns. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened top cabinet...

March 5, 2024 | |

Jordan Asks Israel to Extend Water-for-Energy Deal

Jordan asked Israel on March 3 to extend a water-for-energy deal by an additional year that the two countries signed in 2021. Brokered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the agreement...

March 1, 2024 | David May |

Hamas’ South African Support Network

A web of unsanctioned organizations operating in South Africa support and enable the terrorist group free of consequences.

February 27, 2024 | |

Israel Sees Iran-Axis Threat Over Ramadan

Israel warned on February 27 that Iran and its proxies Hamas and Hezbollah plan to escalate hostilities over the Muslim fast month of Ramadan. Ramadan, which this year is due to...

February 27, 2024 | Jonathan Schanzer, Mark Dubowitz

Preventing a Ramadan Explosion in the Holy Land

How Israeli self-restraint and American diplomacy can ward off potential escalation during the upcoming Muslim holy month.

February 20, 2024 | |

U.S. Vetoes One UN Resolution, Proposes Another Opposing Israeli Attack Against Hamas in Rafah

The United States proposed a United Nations Security Council resolution on February 19 that urges Israel not to attack Rafah, Hamas’s last stronghold in Gaza. The draft makes clear...

February 13, 2024 | |

U.S., Egyptian, Qatari, and Israeli Officials End Talks Without A Deal

Officials from the United States, Egypt, Qatar, and Israel met in Cairo on February 13 to try to outline a potential deal between Hamas and Israel. CIA Director Bill Burns, Qatari...

February 10, 2024 | |

Biden to Host King of Jordan at White House

Jordan’s King Abdullah II will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on February 12, the Biden administration announced on February 8. White House Press Secretary Karine...

December 8, 2023 | |

10 Things to Know About the History of Gaza

Gaza has suddenly captured the world’s attention. On October 7, 2023, thousands of terrorists from Gaza invaded Israel, massacred over 1,200 Israelis, and abducted some 248 hostages back into Gaza, including...

October 8, 2023 | Mark Dubowitz |

Israel at War as Death Toll Exceeds 600

A day after suffering the worst terrorist assault in its history, Israel was still struggling on October 8 to recapture all of its Gaza border communities from Hamas terrorists while taking the battle...

August 17, 2023 | Haisam Hassanein |

Saudi-Israeli peace is no pipe dream

Is a Saudi-Israeli peace deal just around the corner or still just a long-term hope? The Wall Street Journal reported that Washington and Riyadh “have agreed on the broad contours...

May 22, 2023 | David May |

UN ‘Nakba’ Day devolves into antisemitism

Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas used his United Nations speech last week to accuse Israelis of systematically lying, likening the Jewish state to Nazi propagandist Joseph...

May 8, 2023 | |

Jordanian MP Who Smuggled Weapons into West Bank Repatriated by Israel

Israel handed over a Jordanian member of parliament to Jordanian authorities on May 7 to face trial for attempting to smuggle weapons into the West Bank. Israel had arrested Imad...

April 13, 2023 | Enia Krivine |

All Eyes on the Iranian Regime as ‘Quds Day’ Dawns in the Middle East

Israel has deployed thousands of officers in Jerusalem and in the vicinity of the Temple Mount and the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound ahead of this Friday’s “Quds Day,” a yearly event manufactured by the...