Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, the head of the Supreme Islamic Council and a preacher at Al-Aqsa Mosque, on Sunday condemned remarks by the designated Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, regarding prayer on the Temple Mount, calling them "racist and inappropriate".
In an interview with Channel 12 News which aired on Saturday night, Ben Gvir said, "Of course I will go up to the Temple Mount. What kind of question is that? This racist attitude that says a Jew going up to the Temple Mount is wrong, in my eyes, this is racism. The Temple Mount is the most important place for the people of Israel. I will go up to the Temple Mount, but I will not deny the right of anyone to go up to the Temple Mount. Jews have human rights everywhere in the State of Israel."
Sabri, in response, said the Israeli government is fully responsible for what he called the "threats" made by Ben Gvir, stressing that "the Palestinian people will never allow him or others to harm the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque." READ MORE
