Galon: Jews must not be permitted on Temple Mount

Former Meretz chairwoman Zehava Galon on Saturday night urged the police not to permit Jews to enter the Temple Mount compound on Tisha B'Av.

"I support the right of Jews to pray on the Temple Mount, but think that a distinction should be made between a right and the realization of a right, in the volatile religious and political situation that we are in. Especially tomorrow, Sunday, in which Tu B’Av and Eid al-Adha take place on the same day, the police must not allow Jews to ascend the Temple Mount in order to avoid unnecessary flare-ups,” she wrote.