Yes, Israeli officials have the right to visit the Temple Mount and pray there, too, writes QuinHillyer.
The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism. Any restrictions on Jewish use of the site should be anathema. Muslims or any others who insist otherwise have no moral standing.Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s newly installed national security minister, is a Jewish hard-liner. On Jan. 3, he visited the Temple Mount, which Muslims claim as only its third holiest site but where Muslims nonetheless have asserted priority status.
Both U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides and State Department spokesman Ned Price used the word “unacceptable” to describe the visit, and Price specifically said, “this visit has the potential of exacerbating tensions and lead to violence.” Furthermore: “The statements from the Biden White House and State Department, which suggest otherwise, will further destabilize the Middle East and risk inciting terrorism. They convince Palestinian officials that compromise is unnecessary because Democrat administrations will coerce our Israeli allies into making dangerous concessions.”
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