The Status Quo on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount Has Greatly Changed since 1967 | Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

The Status Quo on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount Has Greatly Changed since 1967 | Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

• The status quo on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, as formulated by Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan in 1967, no longer exists. In the 55 years since the Six-Day War, changes in the status quo have greatly improved the Muslims’ hold on the Temple Mount.
• Muslims have inaugurated four new mosques on the Temple Mount since 1967: the Dome of the Rock, which originally was not built as a mosque; the El-Marwani Mosque, located underground in Solomon’s Stables; the “Ancient Al-Aqsa” Mosque, established in 1998 under the existing upper mosque; and the Gate of Mercy (Golden Gate) prayer area, set up and turned into a mosque in 2019.