Police commander: Muslims changed the status quo, not the Jews - Arutz Sheva Staff

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by Arutz Sheva Staff

Jerusalem District Police Commander Doron Yedid says time of Muslim prayers on Temple Mount was pushed back to prevent Jews from entering.

Jews visit Temple Mount

Jerusalem District Police Commander Doron Yedid addressed Sunday afternoon the ongoing riots on the Temple Mount as well as the decision to allow Jews to ascend to the holy site.

Yedid made it clear that the decision to allow Jews to ascend the Temple Mount despite the Muslim sacrifice of Eid al-Adha does not violate the status quo.

"I don't recognize the concept of 'status quo,'" Yedid said. "From the day I first came to know this place, the [Muslim] holiday morning prayer begins at 6:30 AM. Miraculously they changed the prayer to 7:30 in the morning. Isn't that a change in the status quo?"

"When we realized that everything was heading to the prevention of Jewish ascension by a handful of people, we used force, dispersed them and allowed the Jews to ascend."

Yedid said that at around 1:30 pm, the police would probably allow more Jews to enter the Temple Mount compound.
 

Jews visit the Temple Mount, the Arabs riot  Photography: Police spokesman

יהודים עולים להר הבית, הערבים מתפרעים צילום: דוברות המשטרה

  

Arutz Sheva Staff

Source: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/267225

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