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Monday, March 27, 2017
PM to lift ban on Temple Mount visits by MKs in 3 months
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will lift a ban prohibiting ministers and lawmakers from visiting the Temple Mount in three months, Channel 2 reports.
The TV report says the decision comes after Netanyahu is briefed by security officials on Monday. The ban will be lifted after the Jewish Passover holiday and the month-long Muslim Ramadan holiday.
The visits by Israeli lawmakers will be resumed gradually and with possible police restrictions, the report says.
Channel 2 reports that security officials noted a 40 percent increase in Jewish visitors to the holy compound.
Likud MK Yehudah Glick had planned to petition the High Court of Justice against Netanyahu’s ban.
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