Some of them have prayed in the area where the Al Aqsa Mosque is located, despite the fact that it is reserved exclusively for the worship of Muslims. The ultra-Israeli minister Ben Gvir has joined one of these groups to demand the right of Jews to pray there.
Hundreds of Jews came to the Esplanade of the Mosques from Jerusalem – home to the Al Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam – some of them waved Israeli flags and prayed, despite the ban. According to figures from the Waqf, the religious foundation dependent on Jordan, the total was 1,400 people.
Under the “status quo” that has been in effect since 1967 – when Israel occupied the eastern part of Jerusalem, where the Esplanade is located – housing It is exclusively reserved for the worship of Muslimswhile Jews can only enter as visitors, as Jewish law forbids their believers from praying for them at the most sacred site, something only some rabbis are allowed to do.
Take advantage of the religious holiday of Tisha B’avAmid chants and provocative shouts, hundreds of Jews — mostly young boys, but also adults and women — marched along the esplanade, known among Jews as the Temple Mount because of the belief that the Second Temple, Judaism’s holiest site, was built there.
The Jews, who entered the esplanade in an organized manner and escorted by police, entered in groups of 100 people, but the tensions caused the police to reduce the number of delegations to 50. Access was granted on the occasion of the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’av, a solemn day commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Temples.
The ultra-Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar, was also present in one of these groups. Ben Gvirwhich is the third time he has gone to this place of worship on key dates to demand the right of Jews to pray there, provoking the anger of the Palestinian population.
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Source: EITB
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