Israel Didn’t Lose by Removing Metal Detectors at the Temple Mount
Stopping the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement should be the real goal.
August 30, 2017
Israel Didn’t Lose by Removing Metal Detectors at the Temple Mount
Stopping the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement should be the real goal.
Following a terrorist attack at the Temple Mount last month, Israel installed metal detectors at the entrance to the site, then removed them after Palestinian demonstrations and riots. Critics of the decision called it a dangerous concession that rewarded violence and empowered the Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas. They also cited the official visit of Jordan’s king to Ramallah in the midst of the crisis as further bolstering Abbas’s standing, especially since Jordan joined in requesting the removal of the metal detectors. But Yaakov Amidror argues that Israel acted judiciously:
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