Let’s say, admission to the Temple Mount is quite random. Sometimes, you can get in without difficulty. At other times, the guards will deny you access for any reason, or no reason at all.

It should be noted, though, that once you’re up there, you may access both Al Aqsa Mosque and Dome of The Rock with no difficulty, same as you would enter a mosque in Cairo, Istambul or Bombay. It’s nothing like the Hindu temples with attendance restricted by faith.

You should also be aware, that there are many entrances leading into the Mount from the Moslem part of the Old City. Often, when guards didn’t let you in at Moghrabi (aka Kotel entrance), you might get luckier at the Chain Gate.