Officials in the Shin Bet agency are concerned about an “extreme scenario,” in which a group of Jews will try to hold an open tefillos at the Har Habayis, in violation of a ban on non-Muslim worship at the flashpoint site, the Walla news site reports.
According to the report, the Shin Bet representatives said during a meeting today on the Har Habayis that they fear such a scenario could lead to an outbreak of violence.
They also reportedly said that elements in the Arab world and Turkey are trying to exploit cases of individual Jews davening on Har Habayis to stir up tensions there.
The report comes after Public Security Minister Omer Barlev issued a statement following the meeting that vowed the existing religious arrangements at the Har Habayis would be maintained.
Read more at Times of Israel.
{Matzav.com}
