A group of Arab summer camp children were banned from entering Temple Mount in Jerusalem while wearing their camp t-shirts. When the children arrived at Temple Mount wearing their orange summer camp shirt, which read ''Al-Quds – Arab Culture Capital,' police officers told them that if they wish to enter, the shirts must come off.
The incident took place Tuesday when children from the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Tzur Baher toured Jerusalem's Old City as part of their summer camp activities. However, what should have been an enjoyable day out quickly became a humiliating experience.
Well. after Jews are banned from praying, from carrying within holy books, saying Psalms or reciting Lamentations on the Ninth of Av -
for example:
Yehudah Glick, the Temple Institute's Director was arrested at the Moghrabi Gate this morning, (Sunday, October 19th), for no stated reason. He is currently being held by the police, awaiting a hearing.
UPDATE: After being head for several hours, Yehudah Glick was brought before a judge. The police sought an order keeping Glick away from the Temple Mount for six months. The crime he was being accused of committing, which the police defined as "instigation and provocation": praying on the Temple Mount. The judge was irate with the police, stating emphatically that the ability to pray on the Temple Mount is legally guaranteed by the state of Israel to all Jews. The judge ordered Glick's immediate release.
In addition, the judge strongly urged Yehudah to appeal to Israel's High Court of Justice to define fixed hours for Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount.
now things are evened up, a bit.
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