Jerusalem – Israeli police says hundreds of Jews have ascended a contested Jerusalem holy site to mark Tisha B’Av, the Jewish day of mourning over the destruction of the biblical temples.
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The site has been at the center of recent tensions after Israel installed, and then removed, metal detectors there following the deadly shooting of two Israeli policemen. Muslims administer the compound, home to the Al Aqsa and Dome of the Rock mosques, while Jews can visit but not pray there.
Police spokeswoman Luba Samri says six Jewish visitors were removed Tuesday for violating the guidelines. She says three Jews and one Muslim were arrested after a minor skirmish.
Azzam Khateeb, director of the Muslim administration, the Waqf, says 870 Jews visited. He said “this is unprecedented, unacceptable and should stop.”
Please remember Chevron 18 Av 1929 .
I was zocheh to go up today and Daven there.
A small correction-it seems like the correct amount of religious Jews who went up stands at 1263. Less people then what it should be, but a great step on the right direction!
I thought the Zionists won in 1967 I guess their version is capitulation.
I had learned that Jews should not go up there. It’s against Halacha to enter the area.
The arab fictional history of the temple mount has to be refuted for all times.They lost the war and will never never get it back.israel has to wage a propaganda war big time to refute their false claims.