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Monday, August 26, 2024
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Monday, August 26, 2024
Far-right ministers secure public funds for Jewish educational tours at Temple Mount
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visits the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, on Tisha B'Av, August 13, 2024. (Courtesy Otzma Yehudit)
The Heritage Ministry headed by Otzma Yehudit’s Amichai Eliyahu has secured NIS 2 million ($543,338) in funding for Jewish educational tours on the flashpoint Temple Mount, the Kan public broadcaster reports.
In order to secure the funding, Eliyahu’s office reached out to National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who heads the heritage minister’s Otzma Yehudit party. A police representative subsequently approved the funding, following Ben Gvir’s intervention, Kan says.
