Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism.
==== In prophecy ====The Book of Isaiah foretells the international importance of the Temple Mount:And it shall come to pass in the end of days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established as the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it
=== Ottoman period ===Following the Ottoman conquest of Palestine in 1516, the Ottoman authorities continued the policy of prohibiting non-Muslims from setting foot on the Temple Mount until the early 19th century, when non-Muslims were again permitted to visit the site

