The candidates and parties that insist on igniting the place Hamas named after the October 7 massacre

The Temple Mount has barely come up in the election campaign, but in the past year the rules have changed without a government decision. On Yom Kippur, 1,678 Jews entered, a 65% increase, and the police distributed permits. The deputy commander of the Temple Mount unit called for recruiting religious police officers to implement sovereignty. The state approved 9.4 million shekels for groups promoting the building of the Temple. Jordan convened 14 countries to document the events.

The Temple Mount has barely come up in the 2026 Knesset election campaign, but in the past year significant changes have occurred there without a government decision or a Knesset vote. On Yom Kippur, 1,678 Jews entered the mount, an increase of about 65% compared to last year, and the police themselves distributed permits. Jerusalem District Commander, Superintendent Avshalom Peled, summarized the permit pilot he conducted with the Shin Bet by saying, "It didn't make noise." Deputy commander of the Temple Mount unit, Daniel Lerach, called for recruiting religious police officers "to implement sovereignty." The state approved about 9.4 million shekels for two groups promoting the building of the Temple. In Jordan, the Gulf states, and Hamas, every change is being monitored. Jordan convened 14 Arab and Muslim countries and established a permanent mechanism to document what is happening at the holy sites. The article quotes Peled saying, "Today we are the sovereign in all this land, including there," and that "Jews should indeed pray on the Temple Mount."

The candidates and parties that insist on igniting the place Hamas named after the October 7 massacre