Peloni: This is a very important opportunity. Anyone in the US, please contact Congress to support this bill.
Americans For A Safe Israel
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 31, 2025
U.S. Support Grows for Resolution Affirming Israel’s Historic Claim to the Temple Mount
NEW YORK –A leading American pro-Israel organization has praised Representative Claudia Tenney for authoring a House motion this week. Americans for a Safe Israel (AFSI) commended the legislation, which declares the “recognition of the Temple Mount as the holiest site in Judaism.” AFSI called the resolution “timely and correct.”
Rep. Tenney said on October 28:
“The Temple Mount is the holiest site in the world for the Jewish people and a symbol of faith and freedom for millions around the world. For generations, Israel has ensured that people offering all faiths can access and pray at sacred sites, a freedom that remains nonexistent across much of the Middle East.”
“Distressingly, there was a lot of talk after the October 7 Hamas-led invasion of Israel about the so-called need for ‘status quo’ on the Temple Mount,” said Moshe Phillips, Chairman of AFSI. “U.S. State Department officials under the Biden-Harris administration treated the ‘status quo’ as if it were sacred. They seemed to have forgotten that just because something has been the ‘status quo’ for a while doesn’t make it right. It is very gratifying to see that sentiment has changed in Washington, and we applaud Rep. Claudia Tenney for her work.”
Phillips also noted that it is alarming that foreign governments have chosen to condemn efforts for organized Jewish prayer at Judaism’s holiest site.
“As far back as 2017, it was reported in The Jerusalem Post that ‘68% of Israelis think it is important for Jews to be allowed to pray on the Temple Mount, as opposed to the status quo,’” said Phillips. “The Temple Mount is the heart of Israel, and Israelis know it — and now American politicians have this opportunity to speak out in agreement with the majority of Israelis because of Rep. Claudia Tenney.”
About AFSI:
Established in 1970, Americans For A Safe Israel (AFSI) is one of the oldest and most influential pro-Israel organizations in the United States. Its advocacy and educational campaigns serve as a potent counterweight to the rising tide of anti-Israel propaganda. AFSI is not affiliated with any political party in the United States or Israel.
I actually heard a representative of an antisemitic political action group explain that the Western Wall was the holiest site in all Judaism. This is a commonly held misconception. Praying at the Western wall is a concession to antisemitism. All Jews should be able to pray at the temple mount. If Israel is not a ghetto, then no Jew should ever have to be required to pray at the Western Wall. We should all look forward to the day when the entire “worship” apparatus at the Western Wall is shut down and remembered as an ugly part of contemporary Israel’s history.
The Saudis will call Trump to get this off the table.