Israeli politician visits East Jerusalem s Haram al- Sharif after calling for Israeli sovereignty over the compound. A right - wing Israeli politician who called for Israel to take over the Haram al-Sharif in occupied East Jerusalem has visited the holy compound, causing a backlash from stone - throwing Palestinians protesting against the visit. Moshe Feiglin , a nationalist member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus Likud Party, visited the compound on Thursday, after calling on the Israeli Knesset last week to strengthen Israel s control over the holy site and usurp sovereignty . The Haram al-Sharif , which includes the Al Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock , is Islam s third holiest site and is known to Jews as the Temple Mount. Israel captured the area from Jordan in the 1967 war . Hundreds of Palestinians were protesting in the area after Feiglin s visit . The politician was not injured in the incident . Palestinian religious and political leaders were outraged on Monday when the Knesset s interior affairs committee set up a Jewish commission to supervise daily Jewish incursions into Al Aqsa mosque s courtyard to perform worshipping rituals . During the Knessets meeting - the first of its kind since the occupation of East Jerusalem - it was also suggested the courtyard s gates be opened for all Israelis. Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said officers dispersed the protesters and arrested two after the protest.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:28:57 +0000
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