JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Yated Neeman newspaper issued a scathing criticism of National Security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after he ascended Temple Mount Tuesday morning. The newspaper charged Ben-Gvir with causing a provocation which could lead to the murder of Jews by bloodthirsty Arabs.
Join our WhatsApp groupSubscribe to our Daily Roundup Email
In an article entitled “Superfluous and Dangerous Provocation”, the newspaper said that Ben-Gvir’s “snapshot parade for a few minutes on Temple Mount at an early morning hour succeeded in agitating the Arab world, annoying the rest of the world and engendering a harsh American condemnation and sharp criticism from other countries, including friendly ones.” The newspaper said that there “wasn’t even the slightest benefit” from Ben-Gvir’s visit.
“Moreover the visit emphasized to all of us that Temple Mount is not really in the hands of the state of Israel, especially not when a minister needs to stage an elaborate ruse and arrive at an early hour when nobody is present, to be chaperoned by hundreds of police and to create a global storm, Arab rage and threats of revenge by murderous terror groups.”
The newspaper added that “such irresponsible shows endanger the lives of Jews and play into the hands of the inciters in mosques, the murderous ideologists of Hamas and the Islamic movement, who use such useless and inane acts to persuade the Palestinian rabble that the Yahud will remove Al Aqsa from its place and they need to perform beastly ‘acts of revenge.’
“Who allows such people to endanger the lives of Jews unnecessarily and in contravention of halacha? And for what? They’re not going to build the Third Temple, what do they need to make a victory parade for, if not for a media dividend?”
Additionally, Sephardi chief rabbi Yitzchak Yosef and former Sephardi chief rabbi Shlomo Amar stressed that Ben-Gvir’s actions were “totally prohibited” according to halacha and according to the rulings of the Chief Rabbinate. Rabbi Yosef sent a letter to Ben-Gvir explaining the halachic prohibition and stating that as a state representative he must maintain the Chief Rabbinate’s rulings.
Ben-Gvir responded by quoting on his Twitter account from Yated Neeman as it appeared on the Ynet site. He wrote to Ynet that “Yated Neeman is against a state for the Jewish people and against secular people living here. Do you support that as well?”
Interviewed on Israeli television, Ben-Gvir decried the “racism” preventing Jews from worshiping or even entering Temple Mount without police supervision of the groups.
This is a political decision for minister Ben Gvir to consider, it is NOT Daas Torah that governs. Since the days of Tanach we always had Halachic leaders, Neviim, Leviim, etc and leaders of statesmanship, kings,etc, each with their sphere of competence. Many Rabbonim that are greater Poskim than Rabbis Amar and Yosef have ascended Har Habayis, albeit within Halachic bounds and in an appropriate state of Tahara. There is so much to clean up in the Chief Rabbinate, it’s inefficiency, poor judgements and corruption, they should stay away from politics.
Just living in Eretz Yisrael is and incitement to “the murderous ideologists of Hamas and the Islamic movement”.
The real provocation, scandal and abomination was the religious parties endorsing the nomination of Amir Ohana as chair of the Kenesset. I wonder if Shas , Degel , Yahadut HaTorah operated on their own with their endorsement, or with the backing of the Gedolim …
Furthermore, it is low and cowardly to hide criticism of Minister Ben Gvir , behind the guise of “provocation” (liberal talking point – by the way) , when in fact it is an Halachik issue .
Ultimately the one who decides Kares, is not the Vaad HaRabbonim, or Yated but rather God Almighty.
Hmmmm. Why didn’t the Yated comment at all on the mishgav zachor speaker of the Knesset or the mishgav zachor Jerusalem parade???
Great response from Ben Gvir.
The Muslims also read Yated’s verbiage and are encouraged further. Especially when many chareidim and chasidim ascend there every day and there’s no issue.
Does anyone really care what this official mouth piece has to say.
100% correct, useless provocation for no benefit at all. (other than politically beneficial for Ben Gvir himself)
Yated belongs in galus where they would feel at home.
It is against halacha, he should not have gone
It can cause harm to yiddishe kinder becasue it was a provocative move
It was wrong
That said it was just as provocative as the other MK that brought a Seder Torah last Rosh Chodesh to the WOW people that have no interest in Davening just to be provocative.
Bottom line they are all wrong
I am outraged!!! YAHHHHHHHHH
everyone needs to stop focusing on narishkeit, and focus on things that are real!!
I consider myself a fierce militant but this act is stupid don’t put other jews in harms way
Blah blah blah
Blah blah blah
Choose whether to be a pacifist to terrorists or to teach them a lesson that they understand- pain will come to one who attempts to inflict terror.
Various rabbis disagree as to the halacha of going up to Har Habayit. We have our rabbis, Ben Gvir has his rabbis. So be it.
Yated finally gets something right…
Sounds like manifesto for Hamas. Shame on Yated.