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December 2, 2022

There’s No Reason for Hysteria over Jewish Prayer at the Temple Mount

Nor is there any need to make changes to the current arrangement.

Last month, Mansour Abbas, an Arab Knesset member and a participant in the outgoing coalition, warned that a decision by the new government to loosen restrictions on Jewish prayer at the Temple Mount could “lead to war.” Such fears about the possible policies of the new coalition—which has not yet been sworn in and has not endorsed any plans for the Mount—have been echoed by the American and Israeli media. Nadav Shragai cautions against what he sees simply as “hysteria.”

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December 2, 2022

  1. Will Tensions Rise between the U.S. and Israel?

    The new envoy to the Palestinian Authority will advance the PA’s interests in Washington, not vice-versa.

  2. Middle East Scholars Complain of Being Stifled, While Promoting Boycotts of Israel

    A survey reveals damning data.

  3. There’s No Reason for Hysteria over Jewish Prayer at the Temple Mount

    Nor is there any need to make changes to the current arrangement.

  4. For More Than a Century, Cinema Has Portrayed Jewish Soldiers as Cowardly, or Worse

    A new BBC series is no exception.

  5. The History of Women’s Sections, and Women Cantors, in Premodern Synagogues

    With photographs.