Likud MK Ofir Akunis said Sunday that much of the trouble on the Temple Mount in recent weeks is the fault of Arab MKs, who are "fanning the fire of dissent in Jerusalem. They keep repeating the same lies about Israel's 'takeover' of the Temple Mount – how can they continue to utter the same nonsense over and over?"
Speaking to Arutz Sheva, Akunis said that "the whole world knows that Jerusalem is a city where there is freedom of worship for all religions. This takes place only under Israeli sovereignty, and thus it shall remain," he said.