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  Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel\u2019s national security minister [Photo=Reuters\u00b7Yonhap]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

With U.S.-Iran talks stalled and prospects for a ceasefire uncertain, Itamar Ben-Gvir, a prominent far-right figure in Israel\u2019s cabinet, has drawn controversy by visiting and praying at Jerusalem\u2019s contested holy site.<\/p>\n

Video released by Arab media on April 12 (local time) shows Ben-Gvir visiting the Old City\u2019s holy compound\u2014known to Muslims as the Haram al-Sharif and to Israelis as the Temple Mount\u2014where he spread his arms, clapped and led loud communal prayers that morning.<\/p>\n

At the site, Ben-Gvir told those present, \u201cToday you will feel like owners of this place,\u201d signaling an intent to assert control. He added, \u201cThis is a complete change. I am pressing Prime Minister Netanyahu harder and more persistently to expand Jewish access to and prayer rights at the holy site.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jordan, which administers the compound, immediately pushed back. In a statement, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry \u201cstrongly condemned the unacceptable intrusion by a far-right minister,\u201d saying the entire complex is \u201ca place of worship exclusively for Muslims\u201d and falls under the sole jurisdiction of the Jordanian Waqf (a religious trust).<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not comment separately on Ben-Gvir\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n

The Temple Mount is home to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam\u2019s third-holiest site, and sits on the former location of the Jewish Temples. Since Israel captured it in the 1967 Third Middle East War, authorities have generally allowed Jewish visitors while maintaining a status quo that prohibits Jewish prayer on the site.<\/p>\n

Ben-Gvir has long pressed for Jewish prayer rights at the compound and has repeatedly visited since taking office despite international criticism.<\/p>\n

His latest visit drew particular attention because it came amid ongoing clashes between Israel and Iran and Iran-backed groups such as Hezbollah, raising questions about its timing and motives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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