Yehuda Glick is an American-born Israeli Orthodox rabbi, human rights activist and politician. Glick served as the Executive Director of the Temple Institute from 2005 – 2009. He currently serves as the President of the Shalom Jerusalem Foundation, and actively campaigns for civil rights and access for Jews on the Temple Mount. On 29 October 2014, Glick survived an assassination attempt by Mutaz Hijazi, a member of Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine.