December 7, 2018 -- Israeli Minister Uri Ariel calls for building of the Jewish Temple after killing of Israeli settler in the Westbank on Monday.

World Bulletin / News Desk

An Israeli minister on Wednesday called for building the Jewish temple in place of East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque in retaliation for the killing of an Israeli settler, according to Israeli media.

Uri Ariel

“The time has come for the recognition of the right of Jews in this land and time has come to build the Temple Mount,” Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel said in the funeral of the settler, who was killed in a knife attack in the West Bank on Monday. 

For Muslims, the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound is considered the world's third holiest site. Jews, for their part, refer to the area as the “Temple Mount", claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times. 

Ariel called on the Israeli government to “impose full sovereignty” in the Palestinian territories.

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