Observant and nationalist Jews wishing to pray on the Temple Mount still have a difficulty:
Police bar entry to Temple Mount for all non-Muslims, fearing incitement
Entry is closed following a statement by Likud member and Manhigut Yehudit (Jewish Leadership) Chairman Moshe Feiglin that he plans to enter the Temple Mount on Sunday • Police: We will not allow any religious representative to make political use of the Temple Mount or Western Wall and will use all legal means to prevent it.
Jerusalem Police declared on Sunday that they will be barring entry to the Temple Mount to all non-Muslims, citing potential threats of incitement, according to Israel Radio. The announcement came after Moshe Feiglin, who serves as head of the Manhigut Yehudit (Jewish Leadership) faction in Likud and recently launched an unsuccessful challenge to Netanyahu’s role as party leader, said that he intended to go up to the Temple Mount on Sunday, something he claims to have done on the 19th of every Jewish month for the past 10 years.
...police said they will not allow any religious representative to use the Temple Mount or Western Wall for political means. The Temple Mount is one of Jerusalem’s most sensitive sites and has often been a flashpoint for tensions between Jews and Arabs...
Oh, don't forget:
High Court Rejects Temple Mount Faithful Petition
February 7th, 2012 - The High Court of Justice has rejected a petition from Temple Mount Faithful founder Gershon Solomon, explaining that while going onto the Mount and davening is a basic right, police and others have a right to limit and amend that right.
Court President Justice Dorit Beinish added that based on current realities, in this case security concerns, permitting him onto Har HaBayis may lead to violence and loss of life and as such, security officials are well within their right and responsibility in taking actions that seek to prevent a deterioration in the situation.
Israeli democracy.
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Israel is a democracy for leftists only.
If you have any other opinion, it can be suppressed for reasons of "incitement."
There is a double standard on freedom of speech and assembly in Israel, backed by a politically biased police, prosecution and courts.
None of which is likely to change in the foreseeable future.
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