In an interview on Channel Ten Wednesday, Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick said that more is needed to be done to combat the incitement by Arabs against Jews who try to pray on the Temple Mount.
"Instead of blaming activists who are acting responsibly for the tension on the Temple Mount, police should take action against those who threaten and harm the public. I truly hope that police will do something about the incitement against me and my colleagues in the same way that it efficiently operates against Jewish incitement against Arabs."
Glick – who founded and heads the LIBA Initiative for Jewish Freedom on the Temple Mount – has been recovering from an assassination attempt on October 29, in which he was shot several times in the chest outside the Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem.
He had been speaking, minutes before being shot, at an event for Jewish rights on the Temple Mount that had hosted leading religious figures and MKs.
Despite the ordeal, friends say that Glick has made a "miraculous" recovery from his wounds - and not only will be full-functioning soon, but is also in relatively good spirits.
In one of his first public interviews Wednesday, Glick discussed his condition, and his feelings about how police have handled the attack.
Glick added that police act swiftly against Jews who incite against Arabs, such as in the vandalism against the Jerusalem Bilingual School, in which vandals spray painted anti-Arab graffiti. Police said they have opened a major investigation to apprehend the culprits.
Several days ago, police removed the security detail that had been guarding Glick while he was hospitalized. Glick's friend and current acting bodyguard, Amir Ohana, told Arutz Sheva that a group of young men trained in self-defense have volunteered to guard Glick instead.
But Ohana also slammed the police's lack of foresight in the decision. "There is no question whether or not Yehuda is threatened," Ohana said. "Threats against him are on all the Palestinian websites, and proof of that is on Yehuda's body [wounds from the attack – ed.]."
In response, police told Channel Ten that they were doing everything possible to protect institutions and people in Jerusalem, regardless of who or what they represented.
“We have advised Glick on self-defense issues, and we are conducting a full investigation with all necessary resources to catch those involved in incitement. We are investigating all complaints on incitement,” a police spokesperson said.