Jerusalem – As violent incidents in east Jerusalem continue, Rabbi Rabinovich issues special statement claiming that officials outside of Jerusalem have encouraged disturbances that damage peaceful relationship between religions in Old City
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“I call upon the leaders of the religions residing in the Old City to find a way to restore sanity to the holy city so that everyone can come to the holy sites without encountering hostilities or fears,” said rabbi of the Western Wall and the holy sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovich, in a special statement issued Tuesday afternoon.
It seems as though the atmosphere in Jerusalem remains tense: Dozens of Arab youth arrived at Ras al-Amud Square in the city’s east, where they lobbed stones at police officers and set wooden platforms ablaze in order to block the street. A police force dispersed the crowd.
Rabinovich claimed that an incitement campaign has been waged for some time by officials from outside Jerusalem, in the context of which baseless announcements have been spread that encourage disturbances and damage to the fabric of the friendly relations between the religions in the Old City.
“The absurd claims of digging beneath the Temple Mount are blatant lies. Those involved in revealing the glorious past of the Jewish people in Jerusalem do not come close to the Temple Mount, not even to the sites about which there is any sort of doubt as to the holiness of the Temple Mount,” announced the rabbi.
Rabinovich also asserted that “to claim that the Jews are digging beneath the Temple Mount is like claiming that day is night.” According to him, the religious leaders in the Old City advocate for peaceful and quiet lives in order to allow undisrupted prayer at the holy sites.
He continued on to thank the police and the Shin Bet for their hard work to allow worshippers to reach the Western Wall.
There are rumors spread by zealots on both sides seeking to trigger riots. The palestinians claim the jews are tunneling under al Aqusa and some of the meschichist crazies claim they will attempt to sneak up to the har habayis on schmini atzeret or simchas torah to daven. Both should be held responsible.
The chareidim were throwing stones a few weeks ago as well.
latly there was alot of attention regarding those amazing archiological findings in and around the erea of the bies hamikdosh dating back to the very begining of our history b”h, as was reported on VIN , i then posted that this will infuriate those arab and other antisemiths, as this proofs the jewish clame to erets yisroel, and here we go it didnt take long!
Perhaps he can further improve the environment at the Kotel by keeping the agressive beggers away.
This is exactly what happened in the 1920’s as lies were passed so to enrage the Arabs of every city to riot, plunder, destroy and kill.
Yes. Israel’s only international response to keep Yerushalayim under their control is that they have free and safe access to these sites. If the Palestinians can prove differently then they have no pragmatic answer.
not to make them wonderful people, but the murder in hebron didn’t start without the zionists provocation’s, actually rabbi kaplan was in chevron at that time, and he explains how the things developed. before that time they weren’t afraid to go to any arabic area all alone!