Posted on 07/26/2017 10:12:26 AM PDT by ColdOne
The Israeli government missed the point of Palestinian anger directed at metal detectors placed at entrances to the Temple Mount and, having misdiagnosed the situation, made a decision that failed to resolve the crisis and has only made it worse. At least, that’s what many of the Muslim protesters in the streets of Jerusalem’s Old City have been saying since the metal detectors were removed early Tuesday morning.
Israel thought it was making a concession by removing the detectors, which were installed after three Arab Israelis carried out a shooting attack at the Temple Mount, killing two policemen with weapons they had smuggled into Al-Aqsa Mosque. Instead, the security cabinet decided advanced monitoring equipment, at the cost of NIS 100 million (around $27 million), would eventually take their place. This would make physical access for Muslim worshipers to the mosque easier and quicker, and make the area outside the holy site look less like a military checkpoint.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...
I would have put in the metal scanners. When the howls and complaints got loud enough, I would then add the cameras. When the next round of howls and complaints occurred, add in bomb sniffing dogs.
pulling out the metal detectors only encourages more and more Muslim terrorist murder attacks
imho, Isreal desperately needs a new government, one that defends and builds her country instead of just talking and speechifying about it
Israel, have you lost your salt, your strength? Do not run like cowards. Do not yeild good and proper ground.
Now we know where Obama’s Black Lives Matter trainers went
Yep!
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