Supporters of Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stress that he did not walk on the site of the Holy of Holies and did not pray, thereby avoiding any violations of policy.
over the visit, which quickly grew heated as Israeli and Palestinian representatives verbally sparred.
Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, speaks to a meeting of the U.N. Security Council to discuss recent developments at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, at U.N. headquarters in New York, January 5, 2023. U.S. deputy ambassador to the U.N. Robert Wood similarly stressed the understanding that"Netanyahu’s governing platform calls for preservation of the status quo with relation to the holy places."The status quo allows for Muslims alone to worship at the site, wherestands. Ben Gvir’s supporters insist that the minister never stepped on the actual believed location of the Holy of Holies and never prayed, therefore avoiding any violations.
Erdan called the session a"waste" that would show"nothing," stressing that tens of thousands of Jewish travelers visit the site as long as they enter from"one specific entrance, on specific days, at limited hours, in small groups and under heavy security detail.
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