Ben Gvir hits back at PM: ‘No law permits racist discrimination against Jews at Temple Mount’
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir doubles down on his stance that Jewish prayer at the Temple Mount is permitted, appearing to reject Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement saying he lacks the authority to set his own policy at the flashpoint holy site.
“The national security minister’s policy is to enable freedom of worship for Jews at all places, including the Temple Mount, and Jews will continue to do so in the future as well,” the defiant statement says.
“The Temple Mount is a sovereign area in the State of Israel’s capital,” it adds. “There is no law that permits engaging in racist discrimination against Jews at the Temple Mount or anywhere else in Israel.”
