Israeli police arrested Raed Salah, a notorious leader of the Islamic Movement in Israel. Salah, as usual, incited Muslim crowds—this time to riot on the Temple Mount, lest Jews ascend it.
Conformist rabbis fear arrest, and confrontation with authorities in general, so they refrain from calling on Jews to pray on the Temple Mount despite the government’s ban.
The current round of Temple Mount clashes stems from the Israeli and Palestinian governments’ common interest in heating up the situation to thwart the peace process.
