US EditionIsraeli Minister Prays at Flashpoint Holy Site as Officials Say 33 Killed Seeking Aid in Gaza
HAR HABAYIS PLAZA, AUG 3 – Itamar Ben Gvir’s public prayer at Har HaBayis challenges longstanding religious prohibitions and aims to assert Jewish sovereignty at a deeply contested holy site, officials said.
- For the first time, a sitting Israeli minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, publicly conducted the Mincha prayer on Har HaBayis today.
- Ben Gvir's visit follows longstanding rabbinic prohibitions against Jewish ascent to Har HaBayis, which Gedolei Yisrael deem a severe transgression with spiritual dangers.
- His presence drew condemnations from Palestinian leaders, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, while Israel affirmed no change to the Temple Mount status quo.
- From the site, Ben Gvir issued a statement calling for Israel to assert control over all of Gaza, extend its sovereignty there, remove all Hamas militants, and promote voluntary relocation of the population.
- The visit escalates regional tensions amid ongoing conflict and humanitarian crises, including recent killings of at least 33 Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza.
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This Sunday, the Jewish supremacist violated the status quo decreed after Israel's conquest of East Jerusalem in 1967, according to which non-Muslims can go to the esplanade at specific times without praying.
Sydney Morning Herald
Israeli minister prays at flashpoint holy site as officials say 33 killed seeking aid in Gaza
During his visit, Itamar Ben-Gvir called for Israel to annex Gaza and encourage Palestinians to leave, reviving rhetoric that has complicated peace negotiations.
Israel's extreme right-wing police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who repeatedly pours oil into the fire with his annexation and expulsion plans when it comes to Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank, caused irritation on Sunday himself with a visit to the Temple Mount. In a video published on Sunday, Ben-Gvir commented on recent videos of starved Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, thereby trying to exert pressure on Israel. In res…
Conquering the Strip and encouraging Palestinian emigration, so that Israeli settlers can also settle in Gaza. The strategy outlined by the Minister of National Security of Tel Aviv, Itamar Ben Gvir, is very clear. A plan that is certainly not an absolute novelty in the Israeli political landscape. But that acquires even more political weight in the face of the dramatic humanitarian crisis of the inhabitants of the Strip: six Palestinians died o…
Ben Gvir Leads Tisha B’Av Minyan on Har HaBayis, Calls To Conquer Entire Gaza, Drawing Global Outrage
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir led a minyan for Mincha on Har HaBayis today, marking the first time a sitting Israeli minister has been seen publicly davening at the site. Ben Gvir was filmed leading the minyan on Har Habayis plaza — a site where the Beis HaMikdash once stood, and which remains, according to halacha, the holiest place on Earth. While acts of private Jewish prayer have become increasingly visible in recent yea…
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