Ben-Gvir scolds police over Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa, claims authority to allow Jewish prayer

A group of Jewish worshippers planned to enter the compound singing and dancing, but the Israel police refused. Eyewitnesses said the far-right minister claimed that banning Israeli flags at the highly contentious holy site 'harms Jews worldwide'

Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir harshly reprimanded senior police officials on Wednesday over their handling of Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa compound.

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Ben-Gvir scolds police over Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa, claims authority to allow Jewish prayer

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