"I thought it would be a great maneuver to go up to the Temple Mount like that. I would have gone up anyway, but the fact that you let Hamas understand that someone in the government caved - this government does not cave. There is no need to tell Hamas when and how to respond," he told Channel 12 News in an interview.
Ben Gvir claimed that there is "serious racism on the Temple Mount against Jews" and that it is illogical for Jews to experience racism in the country where they live.
"Jews aren’t permitted to drink from the water fountain because they say we are unclean. I will fight against racism so that Jews can enter the Temple Mount," he made clear, though when asked about allowing prayer on the Temple Mount, he avoided the question and said, "When I don't want to answer, I don't answer." READ MORE
