Netanyahu backs Ben-Gvir allowing Jewish prayer at Temple Mount, denies status quo breach
The prime minister said policy changes led by the national security minister allowing Jewish prayer at the Al-Aqsa/Temple Mount compound were coordinated with him, dismissing warnings that the moves breach decades-old arrangements
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The prime minister said policy changes led by the national security minister allowing Jewish prayer at the Al-Aqsa/Temple Mount compound were coordinated with him, dismissing warnings that the moves breach decades-old arrangements
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January 05, 2026
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly backed changes to long-standing arrangements at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque/Temple Mount compound on Sunday, insisting that new policies allowing Jewish prayer at the site do not violate the fragile decades-old status quo.
