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The new Jerusalem chief, Maj. Gen. Amir Arzani, spearheaded a change in police conduct towards Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa Compound. In another controversial appointment, Ben-Gvir's security secretary, Brig. Gen. Moshe Pinchi, will now head the police's West Bank District

Home to both Jewish and Muslim holy sites, the Temple Mount/Al Aqsa Compound keeps a fragile peace between the two religions, thanks to a policy that has remained unchanged since 1967. Far-right minister Ben-Gvir has been saying Israel's policy has changed. What would the implications be? Haaretz explains

'It is the opinion of all the Jewish Halachic rulers for generations, that it is prohibited for Jews to ascend to Temple Mount': Haredi newspapers Yated Ne'eman and Haderech both slammed the national security minister

In an interview on army radio, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who frequently visits the site and calls for the violation of the statue quo, said 'With all due respect, I was elected for this very reason: to ensure that there is no discriminatory policy on the Temple Mount'

Israel Police's failure to enforce the status quo at the Temple Mount/Al Aqsa complex during Ben-Gvir's visit could lead Arab citizens in Israel to heed calls by Hamas and Hezbollah to clash with Israelis, defense officials warn

Netanyahu's office said that the far-right minister's visit to the holy site violated the status quo there, which remains unchanged. 'There is no personal policy at the Temple Mount - neither that of the national security minister's nor of anyone else's'

In the Knesset, Ben-Gvir said 'political leadership allows Jewish prayers' at the sensitive site; MKs from the coalition and opposition came out against the statement, calling Ben-Gvir a 'pyromaniac.' The PM's office later said 'the status quo on the Temple Mount has not and will not change'

This is the first time that the Israeli minister responsible for security on the Temple Mount/Al Aqsa publicly deviates from the site's prevailing status quo, which prohibits Jews from praying there. PM Netanyahu was quick to rebuke his far-right minister's statement

  During his first visit to the highly contested holy site of Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, known for his far-right views, forcefully condemned several European nations for extending diplomatic recognition to a future Palestinian state. Flanked by security forces, Ben Gvir […]

Right-wing activists praised National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for intervening to release three suspects detained for intending to slaughter goats on the Temple Mount as a Passover sacrifice, despite the High Court prohibiting him from interference in operative police decisions

Far-right activists marching through the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City called for 'full Jewish control' over the Temple Mount/Al Aqsa compound and hurled racist abuse