Israeli judge strengthens ban on praying for Jews at Al-Aqsa Mosque

TEL AVIV – A trial Israel strengthen the ban on people Jewish to pray in the complex Masjid al-Aqsa Jerusalem. This decision at the same time overturns a lower court decision that has sparked public anger Palestine and the Muslim world.

The polemic began when an Israeli rabbi, Aryeh Lippo, last month was barred from visiting the al-Aqsa Mosque compound after being caught praying there. But a Jerusalem court on Tuesday overturned the move, saying Lippo had not violated police instructions.

Previously there was a rule that Jews were allowed to visit al-Aqsa Mosque but were not allowed to openly pray or perform rituals there.

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Israeli police later appealed the decision, and Jerusalem District Court judge Aryeh Romanoff on Friday upheld the ban, saying officers had acted “in accordance with reason”.

“The fact that someone was watching (Lippo) pray is proof that his prayers were open,” Romanoff wrote.

“I return the decision of the police commander,” he continued as quoted from Al Araby, Sunday (10/10/2021).

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Indeed, there is no Israeli law that prohibits Jews from praying in the al-Aqsa compound, but since 1967, Israeli authorities have imposed a ban on doing so to prevent tensions.

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