After Months of Quiet, Scuffles Erupt After Jews Ascend Temple Mount

Clashes broke out on the Temple Mount after Jewish visitors were allowed to visit the compound during the final days of Ramadan, contrary to the existing custom in recent years. Ir Amim: "[Public Security] Minister Erdan and the police needed to anticipate that violating the unofficial custom of prior years and allowing non-Muslims to enter [the mount] towards the end of Ramadan would cause the situation on the Temple Mount to deteriorate. If they hadn't anticipated that, it showed faulty judgment. If they allowed it knowing the consequences, it showed irresponsibility."

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