For First Time Ever, Jews Allowed to Pray on Temple Mount as Thousands Ascend for Holidays

Abra Forman : Oct 26, 2016
Breaking Israel News

...A relatively quiet holiday season allowed for record numbers of Jewish visitors to ascend and, marking a small but significant shift in enforced policy, to discreetly pray at the site, which is considered the holiest in Judaism.

[Breaking Israel News] In a not-so-subtle response to the recent UNESCO resolutions denying all connection between Jerusalem and the Jewish people, record-breaking numbers of Jews ascended to the Temple Mount over the three-week holiday period encompassing Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot—and in an incredible reversal of the usual status quo, some were even allowed to pray there, Haaretz reported. (Facebook Page: Students for the Temple Mount/via BIN)

While the number of non-Muslim visitors permitted on the Temple Mount is usually restricted, a relatively quiet holiday season allowed for record numbers of Jewish visitors to ascend and, marking a small but significant shift in enforced policy, to discreetly pray at the site, which is considered the holiest in Judaism. All told, over 3,000 Jews, many of them religious, visited the Mount over the holiday period...
 
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