Arnon Segal, an outspoken supporter for Jewish rights on the Temple Mount, has received threats on his life – yet the police ignored his first complaint, and took several days, plus a dose of public pressure, to look into his second complaint.
The Olam Katan weekly publication, for which Segal frequently writes articles advocating Jewish prayer and visitation rights at Judaism's holiest site, reports that "despite the assassination attempt against Yehuda Glick, and the subsequent criticism of apparent police apathy regarding his complaints about previous threats on his life, it appears that the police have not yet completely repented."
The report continued to say that Segal has received "countless" threats on his life – such as a red X over his photo with the words "Death to you soon" – yet the police were not quick to take action. Segal has filed two complaints with the police. The first was answered with the words "unknown perpetrator" and a closing of the case.
Segal filed a second complaint approximately a week ago – after Glick was shot – and no response was received for four days. Only after Olam Katan and other news outlets turned to the police, with some help from pressure by certain Knesset Members, did the police respond that an investigation was underway.
The police place the blame on the State Prosecution. In a response to the above, the police released this: "Complaints regarding suspected incitement via the internet are investigate in the computer department of the Jerusalem District Police. It should be remembered that the rules for opening an investigation [of this type] are in the hands of the State Prosecution, and when this [sic] is received, an investigation is opened accordingly."
The police are not apathetic across-the-board, however. Not long ago, a young man named Ofer Golan publicized a Facebook call for a protest demonstration calling on the State to avenge the deaths of the three youths abducted and murdered this past summer by Palestinian terrorists. Within a short time, the police confiscated his computer and he was placed under four days of house arrest.
As of Sunday morning, Segal's Facebook page featured a condemnation of those calling for a closure of the Temple Mount to Jewish visitors because of Arab threats, and an update that only 3-5 Jews are being permitted to visit at a time.