After 19 days in which Jews were banned from visiting the Temple Mount due to unrest in Jerusalem, a group of 20 Jewish visitors were allowed into the compound on Sunday morning.
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On Friday, hundreds of young Muslims threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at police. Jerusalem District Police Chief Maj. Gen. Doron Turgeman ordered police to enter the compound and handle the rioters.
Early Sunday morning, there were more reports of small-scale rioting at the Temple Mount, but the visit by the group of Jewish visitors went ahead as planned.
MK Itamar Ben-Gvir, leader of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, called the decision "an important step by the prime minister, which shows that Israel has not folded on its principles. However, we need to pay attention to the situation on the Mount, to the unceasing discrimination, the fact that Jews may not pray publicly in a minyan, the limit to groups of 20 and shorter visiting hours for Jews.
"I call on the prime minister to make the situation on the Mount equal for Jews and Muslims, and prevent racism and inequality," Ben-Gvir said.
