During Chanukkah this year, there were 50 percent more Jewish visitors to the Har Habayis compared to last year. According to Har Habayis organization Yaraeh, more than 1,200 Jews visited the site. Last year, there were 800 Jewish visitors to the same area during the holiday.
The rise in the number of visitors may be connected to the recent easing of restrictions on Jewish worship on the Har Habayis. According to visitors, police have allowed Jewish prayer in recent weeks. However, the Jordanian Waqf, which administers the site, still prohibits Jewish worship and any Jewish ritual paraphernalia.
According to Jordan’s official news agency, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry condemned the rise in Israeli visitors, referring to them as part of the “ongoing Israeli violations against Al-Aqsa mosque.”
(JNS)
{Matzav.com}
