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Temple Mount: A failure of political leadership by Netanyahu

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Published: 24 July 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

The Israeli government is trapped by its own hardline stance on the Temple Mount/Haram esh-Sharif flashpoint and its lack of interest in Palestinian concerns

Israeli decision-makers once again ignored the warnings of bloodshed (Haaretz)
NIR HASSON Israel is trapped on the Temple Mount inside an iron pillory, whose only key is a comprehensive political change (July 23)

Between political and legal fears, any sign of leadership in Israel is absent (Haaretz)
AMIR OREN The Israel police made the assessment that metal detectors were required at the Temple Mount to prevent further deadly attacks there, but it required someone senior to them to see the bigger picture (July 23)

Explosive chain of events could lead to new wave of terrorism (Ynetnews)
RON BEN-YISHAI The Temple Mount crisis and the deadly terror attack in Halamish seem like the beginning of another escalation, which defence officials believe is turning into a pan-Muslim event (July 23)

Temple Mount crisis: fears of political rivals led Netanyahu to make a grave error (Haaretz)
BARAK RAVID Netanyahu knows what is needed to deal with current tensions, but he voted for the opposite; with no token leftists to blame, he's stuck between a rock and hard place (July 23)

Photo: Clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces in Bethlehem on Friday
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