Israel: Jerusalem

FlyGirl
Houston

A question about this place:
When we were in Jerusalem last, we tried to go onto the temple mount, but armed guards turned us back. I have since been told that it is possible to go onto the temple mount, but not into the mosque. Is this true? If so, how do you get there?

Answers:

lukaslehmann
Heidelberg

well…nobody will turn u back. thats not true. the question is just where u wana go to enter the temple mount and when u want to enter it. the only entrance to the temple mount is from the kotel and as far as i know its just open from 9 till 11 am. But check this information again. The mosques are closed since the start of the intifada 2000, but u can see them from outside, and thats worse 2 to visit the temple mount!

FlyGirl
Houston

Actually, we did get turned back by soldiers who told us we were not allowed. But it also might have been that we were not there between 9 and 11 a.m. Where is the kotel?

lukaslehmann
Heidelberg

actually if u are trying to enter the wrong gate or if u wana go up with kippa to the tempel mount, the soldiers wouldnt let u in. so yea actually u have to enter it from 9 till 11 from the right side of the kotel (= western wall)

FlyGirl
Houston

that makes sense. We were somewhere in the Moslem quarter so I have a feeling we were not in the right place AT ALL and I know we went sometime in the afternoon. I will keep this in mind—thank you very much.