Netanyahu bans ministers, MKs from Temple Mount
- 9 years ago
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday night ordered police to prevent Israeli ministers and members of Knesset from entering the Temple Mount, in a move seemingly aimed at reducing recent sky-high tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.
The order comes as Israel has suffered from a surge in Palestinian terror attacks against Israelis and violent clashes between security forces and Palestinian rioters in Jerusalem and across the West Bank.
Some Jewish politicians have visited the site in recent weeks, including Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel , a reported frequent guest who supports the right of Jews to pray on the Temple Mount, and MK Moti Yogev who was recently filmed yelling and cursing at a Palestinian woman at the site.
The order comes as Israel has suffered from a surge in Palestinian terror attacks against Israelis and violent clashes between security forces and Palestinian rioters in Jerusalem and across the West Bank.
Some Jewish politicians have visited the site in recent weeks, including Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel , a reported frequent guest who supports the right of Jews to pray on the Temple Mount, and MK Moti Yogev who was recently filmed yelling and cursing at a Palestinian woman at the site.