July 2, 2017
There has been a recent development surrounding the Temple
Mount in Jerusalem. Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to lift a ban that prevents government lawmakers
from visiting the Temple Mount. The ban
was put into effect back in October 2015 in order to allow tensions to subside
between Israelis and Palestinians after outbreaks of violence. The ban is to be lifted for five days later
this month. The Israeli government will
watch to see if this causes violence between Jews and Moslems.
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| Yehuda Glick on the Temple Mount (NSNBC - Facebook) |
The ban was challenged when the Israeli lawmaker Yehuda
Glick petitioned the Israeli Supreme Court to allow lawmakers to again have
access to the Temple Mount. Born in the
United States, Glick is now a Likud Party member and Orthodox Rabbi. He is also an activist for the Temple
Mount. In October 2014, he survived an assassination
attempt on his life.
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