Public Security Committee Chairwoman Merav Ben Ari on Tuesday moved to form a subcommittee that will review the restrictions imposed on Jewish ascenders to the Temple Mount.
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She further ordered a six-month review of police practices at the holy site, seeking to focus on the circumstances under which Jewish worshippers are removed from the area, and any distinctions made on the issue between religious and non-religious Jews visiting it.
The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism. The complex also houses the Al-Aqsa Mosque – the third-holiest site for Muslims – making it the most volatile spot in Jerusalem.
Seeking to maintain the fragile status quo in the capital, Jews are barred from prayer there.
Still, the practice of "silent prayer," devoid of any overt markings of a religious ceremony, such as tallit and tefillin, has been taking place almost daily in the eastern part of the mountain, with the tacit consent of the police.
