Half of Jewish Israelis support Jewish prayer on Temple Mount — poll

Fifty percent of Jewish Israelis support allowing Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount, according to a new survey conducted amid the latest tensions in Jerusalem.

The Israel Democracy Institute poll indicates a substantial number of Israelis effectively support reversing the current status quo at the flashpoint holy site where only Muslims are allowed to pray. Non-Muslims are only allowed to visit.

Thirty-eight percent of Jewish Israelis tie their support for Jewish worship at the Temple Mount to the message it sends regarding Israel’s sovereignty on the site, according to the poll. Twelve percent of Jewish Israelis say that prayer should be allowed at the Temple Mount because it is a religious commandment.

The IDI survey was conducted from April 24 to 26, with 601 people interviewed in Hebrew and 150 in Arabic. The margin of error is 3.56%.