Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir Raises Flag on Temple Mount Ahead of Jerusalem Day
- On Thursday, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the Temple Mount, raising an Israeli flag and declaring the site "in our hands" ahead of Jerusalem Day.
- The visit tested the 1967 status quo agreement with the Jordanian-run Islamic Waqf, which forbids Jewish prayer at the site—a policy Ben-Gvir has increasingly challenged since 2022.
- Clashes erupted in the Old City between residents and marchers, prompting the Israel Police to escort left-wing activists from Standing Together and arrest 13 individuals throughout the day.
- Separately, police announced Thursday they arrested a suspect planning a terror attack during the celebrations, with the Shin Bet taking the suspect for interrogation based on intelligence.
- Otzma Yehudit Party lawmaker Yitzhak Kroizer praised the "blessed change in sovereignty," while Rabbi Gilad Kariv warned that such rhetoric increases risks to non-Jewish residents.
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At Jerusalem’s Flag March, Ben Gvir’s Israel was on full display
On a rampage through the Old City, Jewish supremacists celebrated the occupation with racist chants — as settlers put their words into action. The post At Jerusalem’s Flag March, Ben Gvir’s Israel was on full display appeared first on +972 Magazine.
JERUSALEM. The skanderar "död åt araber", drar ner skyltar och tapetserar hela den muslimska parts av Gamla stan with hängsnaror på klisttermärken. Israelisk polis tittar på, israeliska soldater dansar. Polisminister Ben-Gvir vinkar och ler. Det är “Jerusalem Days”. – Sluta filma din hora, skriker en yngling till DN.
Nationalist Israelis have marched through the eastern part of Jerusalem conquered by Israel. Israel's police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir provokes on the Temple Mount.
The far-right Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, broke into the Explanada of the Mosques before the march accompanied by a group of ultras. More information: Netanyahu's Government proposes to dissolve Parliament and call for elections due to the crisis with the ultra-Orthodox.
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