The judge who ruled in favor of the boys who bowed on the Temple Mount: "Do not interfere in police work"

Following the storm that erupted following the ruling of the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court judge, a court spokeswoman issued his decision, which was banned from publication.

In his remarks, the judge wrote that in his decision "there is no determination regarding the freedom of worship on the Temple Mount"

Yael Friedson

23/05/2022

Monday, 23 May 2022, 12:42 Updated: 12:55

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A spokeswoman for the courts published today (Monday) the decision that was banned from publication regarding the removal of the boys who prayed from the Temple Mount.

The statement said that Judge Zion Sahrai wrote in the trial that concluded his decision: "The decision does not interfere with police work in enforcing public order on the Temple Mount in general, nor a determination regarding freedom of worship on the Temple Mount."

Yesterday, the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court accepted the appeal of Jewish boys arrested on the Temple Mount, and overturned the police's decision to keep them away after bowing and praying in the compound.

"The appellants' conduct does not raise a concern of harming state security, public safety or a person's security in a manner that justifies their removal from the Old City for 15 days," Judge Zion Sahrai wrote in his decision.

"This is a disproportionate violation of their freedom of movement, which is a fundamental constitutional right."

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Judge Zion Sahrai (Photo: Walla !, Dun & Bradstreet)

In addition, the judge justified his decision through the words of Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, who said “the Temple Mount is open.

We allow all residents of the country and the territories who come to pray on the mountain to ascend and practice the religion. "Judge Sahrai explained that" in these circumstances, a public statement from the Commissioner of Police Yes, she calls on anyone who wants to do so. "

Following the judge's decision, the government secretariat stated that "there is no and no planned change in the status quo on the Temple Mount. "The state will file an appeal to the district court."

Jews on the Temple Mount.

April 2022 (Photo: Official Website, Temple Mount Administration)

Earlier today, a Jewish worshiper who bowed on the Temple Mount was detained for questioning.

Before that he tried to enter the compound wrapped in a tallit and tefillin, and refused.

Another worshiper, who came with him, also refused to enter the Temple Mount because he wore a tallit and tefillin.

Following the court's decision yesterday, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry stated that "the decision is a clear violation of international rulings concerning Jerusalem and the Security Council decision that emphasize the need to maintain the status quo. This is a clear violation of the existing legal and historical situation in al-Aqsa. "In the Jerusalem Legal Authority. The Foreign Ministry warns against continuing to grant permission to extremists to break into the mosque, and emphasizes that the Waqf's management is the legal body with the authority to manage the Temple Mount and enter it."

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