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Prime Minister Netanyahu today (Sunday) accepted in principle the position of the police and the Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gabir that Arab citizens of Israel should be restricted from entering the Temple Mount during the month of Ramadan.
"Infringement on freedom of worship, the time has come for Ben Gabir to impose sanctions on Ben Gabir," read Ahmed Tibi.
The chairman of the state camp, Benny Gantz, defended Netanyahu's decision and said that "the principle decision of the State of Israel over the years, as well as this year, is to allow freedom of worship in Ramadan and allow pilgrimage to the Temple Mount.
In view of the security sensitivity, restrictions arising from security considerations only will be imposed.
These limitations have not yet been agreed upon.
The security officials will formulate their recommendations according to the assessment of the situation and bring them to the political level later."
MK Ahmed Tibi responded to the report and called the act "Netanyahu's kahenist decision".
Tibi also added that "the man is being held captive by the convicted terrorist Ben Gabir due to the failure on October 7. This is a blatant violation of the freedom of worship that Israel unjustly boasted about in front of the world. It is time for President Biden to impose sanctions on Ben Gabir himself. The ban on Muslims from both the West Bank and From the green line to pray in the Alaqsa Mosque in the holy month of Ramadan deserves to be discussed in the UN.
We will contact ambassadors and international representatives to reverse this decision.
Ben Gvir and Netanyahu are disappointed that they were not able to shoot Arab demonstrators in the Arab settlements and are driven to unrest and repression.
A pyromaniac government".
"Ben Gabir and Netanyahu are driven to unrest and oppression", Ahmed Tibi/Reuven Castro
"The restrictions on our Arab crowds entering Al-Aqsa during Ramadan are an Israeli declaration of war against us," said Muhammad in the car, chairman of the Supreme Monitoring Committee of the Arab public in Israel. Minister of Settlers, Itamar Ben Gvir.
The holy month of Ramadan is a month of worship and piety, but the racist mentality that dominates the Israeli government has turned it into a month of provocations, threats, oppression and the denial of freedom of worship to the owners of the homeland, the holy sites, the first two Qiblas and the third of the two holy mosques.
" The government is "a declaration of total war against us, and are a prelude to the emptying of the holy place from the mosque so that the settlers will take control of the al-Aqsa mosque in preparation for its demolition.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque, in its entirety, is a holy place for Muslims only, and no one else has the right to enter it and manage its affairs, and we will not give up the freedom to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in this holy month, and at any day and hour." He further added that "this decision You will never pass, neither here nor in the world.
Attempts to empty al-Aqsa will fail, and so will their plans."
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"A holy place for Muslims only, no one else has the right to enter it."
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MK Walid Al-Huashla of Ra'am responded: "Netanyahu once again surrendered to Ben Gabir, another dangerous and racist decision that could add unnecessary fuel to the fire of violence. The provocateur Ben Gabir wants to set Jerusalem on fire. Instead of putting him in his place and maintaining the freedom of worship and prayer of the Muslim citizens during a month Holy Ramadan, Netanyahu cooperates with him. I call on all the responsible parties in the government, headed by Ministers Galant, Gantz and Eisenkot, to act to cancel the shameful decision, the consequences of which could be difficult for all of us."
The Hadash faction responded to the decision and said that "Netanyahu and Ben Gvir's decision to limit the pilgrimage of worshipers to al-Aqsa is a continuation of the occupation's violation of the national and religious rights of the Palestinians to pray in one of the holiest places in Islam.
The initiative of National Incendiary Minister Ben-Gvir and his partners in the police aims to set fire to more scenes at a time of peak tensions - both in the occupied territories and inside Israel.
This is the declared policy of the bloody government, and it endangers both nations."
"A dangerous and racist decision that could add fuel to the fire."
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Knesset member Rabbi Gilad Karib (Labor) attacks the Prime Minister's decision: "Netanyahu endangers the security of the citizens of Israel by courting Kahana's people, and once again puts political interests above the recommendations of the security ranks. After four months, the common fabric of life of Jews and Arabs in Israel was put to the test , Netanyahu is asking to give support to the extremists and instigators, just as he did during all the years of his rule in relation to Hamas. Netanyahu proves once again that he is good for the extremists and a disaster for the moderates."
Aviv Tatarsky, a researcher at the Ir Amim association, opposed the police's position and warned that "a decision to prevent Muslims from entering the Temple Mount or to limit it during the month of Ramadan will give rise to severe conflicts and violence that has so far been spared from Jerusalem and could quickly spread throughout the country and even escalate the situation in the West Bank."
Tatarsky added and said that "to avoid this dangerous situation, the restrictions should be removed as soon as possible and the next few weeks should be used for coordination with the Waqf, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority in order that the month of Ramadan does not lead to an escalation of the situation."
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