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Police said to arrest 14 trying to smuggle sacrificial goat onto Temple Mount
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe far-right legal aid organization Honenu says that 14 Jewish men and boys have been arrested by police for trying to smuggle sacrificial goats onto the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
In ancient times, Passover provided another chance for those who had not been able to bring the Passover sacrifice to the Jerusalem Temple to fulfill the religious commandment.
Past years have seen similar attempts around the religious festival to smuggle in goats for sacrifice on the Temple Mount, an ultra-sensitive site holy to both Jews and Muslims.
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