Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu placed the blame for the violence on Muslim extremists who, he said, are aiming to ignite a religious war: “ They are disseminating lies to the effect that we intend to destroy or harm the Al-Aqsa Mosque and that we intend to prevent Muslim from praying there. They are using verbal and physical violence in an effort to exclude Jews from going up to the Temple Mount. We will not allow this to happen; neither will we alter the worship arrangements and the access to the Temple Mount that has been customary for decades. We are committed to the status quo for Jews, Muslims and Christians.”
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:50:19 +0000