Israeli Appeals Court Upholds Ban on Jewish Prayer at Temple Mount The Jerusalem District Court in Israel has upheld a ban on Jewish prayer at the Temple Mount, reversing a lower court decision. The decision issued late Wednesday night was the result of an appeal by the state prosecutor of the lifting of a 15-day ban on visiting the site placed on three teenagers who had prostrated themselves on the ground and recited the Shema prayer. The Jerusalem Magistrates Court on Sunday had appeared to strick down the ban, with the judge saying in his decision that in the particular...