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Israeli Officials Demand Opening Temple Mount to Jews on Shabbat and Jewish Holidays
Israeli ministers and lawmakers called for the Temple Mount to be opened to Jews on Shabbat and Jewish holidays, following a request to allow shofar blowing and prayer on Rosh Hashanah. They criticized recent closures for Muslim celebrations and demanded recognition of Jews' historical rights to the site.
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- 01Minister Shlomo Karhi and MK Amit Halevi demand Temple Mount access for Jews on Shabbat.
- 02Karhi condemned closures for Muslim celebrations, warning of future restrictions on Jewish holidays.
- 03MK Simcha Rothman requested Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir to allow shofar blowing on Rosh Hashanah at the site.
- 04Rothman emphasized the spiritual and national importance of opening the Temple Mount on Jewish holidays.
- 05Halevi called current Jewish access restrictions "unthinkable" and the demand "self-evident."
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