6/7/2023 0 Comments Remove bucking mound![]() The Israeli government, nonetheless, says it is committed to maintaining the status quo, despite reports indicating that it turns a blind eye to Jews seeking to pray at the site. ![]() The status quo arrangement has frayed in recent years, as groups of Jews, including hardline religious nationalists, have regularly visited and prayed at the site. Responding to the ruling, and its potentially inflammatory consequence given the sensitivity of the contested holy site, the Prime Minister’s Office issued an unusual statement clarifying that no changes were planned in the status quo on the Temple Mount, which houses the Al Aqsa Mosque. And the state prosecution said it would appeal his decision. Saharay also cited Police Chief Kobi Shabtai in comments from last May that officers would ensure freedom of religion for “all residents of the country and the territories” at the flashpoint holy site.īut police sources said later Sunday that the judge had distorted Shabtai’s comments in an attempt to support his ruling. In his Sunday ruling, Judge Zion Saharay said that he did not consider bowing down and reciting a prayer sufficient cause to curtail freedom of religion for fear it would cause a disturbance at the site. Regional Cooperation Minister Esawi Frej attends a Meretz faction meeting at the Knesset on February 28, 2022.
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