2024-08-13 18:15:00
LIsrael’s Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, led the prayer on the Esplanade des Mosques, a highly revered holy site in East Jerusalem. On Tuesday August 13, the United States described the incident as “unacceptable”.
Itamar Ben Gvir, a resident known for his anger, prayed this Tuesday with 3,000 faithful on the site for the Jewish celebration of Tisha B’av. In a video he himself posted online, he called specifically to “beat” Hamas rather than negotiate with the Palestinian Islamist group.
“The United States strongly supports maintaining the historical status quo regarding the holy sites of Jerusalem and any action, such as this […] threatening this status quo is unacceptable,” State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters.READ IT AGAIN The results against Israel will be carried out “whatever the consequences,” said Hezbollah leader
“Not only is this unacceptable, but it also hinders from what we believe is an important moment as we work to reach a settlement agreement” in Gaza, he added.
It is a violation of the conditions
Located in the complex of the occupied and Israeli Holy City, the Esplanade des Mosques, the third holiest site in Islam, was built on the ruins of the second Jewish temple, destroyed in 70 years by the Romans. For Jews, it is the Temple Mount, the holiest place in Judaism.
On Tuesday morning, “around 2,250 Jews prayed, danced and raised the Israeli flag” on the esplanade, an official from the Waqf, the Jordanian administration of the Muslim religious heritage in Jerusalem, reported to AFP under the cover of ‘investigation. During the second space allotted to non-Muslims in the afternoon, “more than 700 Jews prayed there,” according to the same source.READ IT AGAIN Hamas-Israel war: UNRWA closes East Jerusalem Center after fire attempt
Under the status quo imposed after Israel’s conquest of East Jerusalem in 1967, non-Muslims can visit the Plaza Mosque, home to the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, during normal hours, without prayer, the law of less and less followed. by the faithful Jews of a nation.
“Unlawful Attacks”
“There is no private policy of any minister on the Temple Mount – neither of the Minister of National Security nor of any minister,” replied the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “This morning’s incident on the Temple Mount is an exception to the status quo.”
For its part, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the “escalation” and “provocations”, referring to “illegal attacks […] to prepare for the total surrender of Israeli control and the Judaization of the sites “in violation of international law.”
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