Synagogues were classified as colleges to get around Roman laws banning secret societies and the temples were allowed to collect the yearly tax paid by all Jewish men for temple maintenance.

the police officers treat the Jewish visitors nicely, and you can pray calmly." "The result that we see, when there is a rise in the number of Jews visiting the Temple Mount, is the direct result ...

They spread incitement for its destruction, and the building of a Jewish temple in its place.” The Al-Aqsa mosque is built on top of the Temple Mount, a holy site for all Abrahamic faiths.