It was learned today that an Israel Police contingent entered the Temple Mount a month ago and destroyed an illegal flooring installed by the Moslem authorities. The Arabs did not disrupt the police work.
The information on the illegal Moslem construction in Judaism’s holiest site was obtained by the Committee to Prevent the Destruction of Temple Mount Antiquities, which passed it on to the Ministry of Public Security. The Committee is also that which publicized the news of the police action today. It did so in order to refute those who claim that Israeli action to repair the bulging Southern Wall will be met by Moslem violence. Part of the Southern Wall of the Mount is burgeoning outward near its eastern edge - a result of the illegal Muslim construction works in the Solomon's Stables area of the Temple Mount. Archaeologists fear that the wall is liable to collapse if remedial action is not taken.
In a related item, Chaim Klein assumed the post of Director-General of the Public Security Ministry today. Klein, formerly the head of the Israel Police Intelligence Section, recently told a group of Public Security Ministry officials that despite Moslem objections and threats, there is no reason not to open the Temple Mount to Jewish visitors. The holy site has been closed to Jews since the beginning of the Oslo War two years ago.
The information on the illegal Moslem construction in Judaism’s holiest site was obtained by the Committee to Prevent the Destruction of Temple Mount Antiquities, which passed it on to the Ministry of Public Security. The Committee is also that which publicized the news of the police action today. It did so in order to refute those who claim that Israeli action to repair the bulging Southern Wall will be met by Moslem violence. Part of the Southern Wall of the Mount is burgeoning outward near its eastern edge - a result of the illegal Muslim construction works in the Solomon's Stables area of the Temple Mount. Archaeologists fear that the wall is liable to collapse if remedial action is not taken.
In a related item, Chaim Klein assumed the post of Director-General of the Public Security Ministry today. Klein, formerly the head of the Israel Police Intelligence Section, recently told a group of Public Security Ministry officials that despite Moslem objections and threats, there is no reason not to open the Temple Mount to Jewish visitors. The holy site has been closed to Jews since the beginning of the Oslo War two years ago.