Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again rejects National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s declaration that his policy is to allow Jewish prayer, in violation of the status quo there.
“The setting of policy at the Temple Mount is directly subject to the government and the prime minister,” the Prime Minister’s Office says.
“There is no private policy by a specific minister at the Temple Mount — not by the national security minister nor by any other minister. This is how it has been under all Israeli governments,” the statement continues.
“The incident this morning at the Temple Mount is a deviation from the status quo. Israel’s policy at the Temple Mount hasn’t changed — this is how it has been and how it will continue to be,” it adds.
Appearing to contradict Netanyahu’s statement, however, many of the over 1,600 Jews who entered the site today openly prayed, with police not announcing any arrests.
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