Ben-Gvir Authorizes Jewish Singing and Dancing on Temple Mount

For the first time in years, Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount were permitted to sing and dance openly across the entire compound marking a bold and historic shift in policy under National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

This move reverses decades of restrictive enforcement, where even whispering a prayer could result in detention or removal. Under the new directive, the Israel Police have been instructed to allow full expression of Jewish religious identity on the Mount including prayer, singing, and dancing.

Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai has reportedly passed these updated orders down to officers patrolling the site. The change comes in the wake of a meeting held three weeks ago between Ben-Gvir and leaders of Temple Mount advocacy organizations, during which activists called for expanded religious freedom.

“My policy is that it should be permitted to sing across the entire Temple Mount,” Ben-Gvir stated during the meeting. That policy was implemented immediately, and this morning, for the first time in years, Jewish visitors were seen openly celebrating and singing across the compound.

Advocates hailed the move as transformational. “You’ve worked magic since you got here,” one activist told Ben-Gvir. Another called the policy a “historic shift we never thought we’d see.”

The Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site and the location of the ancient Temples, has long been a focal point of religious and political tension. While Muslims have enjoyed broad freedom of worship there for decades, Jewish access and expression have been tightly controlled under the so-called “status quo.”

The new directive reflects a growing demand within Israel for equal rights and access to the Temple Mount. It also sends a clear message: Jewish heritage and worship will no longer be suppressed in the heart of Jerusalem.

The celebration of Jewish life on the Mount today was not merely symbolic. It was a living affirmation of a people reclaiming their voice in a place of profound spiritual and historical significance.

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