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Israeli Jewish men charged over ‘Shema Yisrael’ call at Temple Mount

The three men have been charged with disrupting public order at the Jerusalem compound, where Jewish prayer is banned

December 17, 2019 12:00
Israeli visitors escort Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount during Yom Kippur on September 19, 2018, two days after three men attempted to pray there

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Three Israeli men who called out “Shema Yisrael” during a visit to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem last year have been charged with disrupting public order.

The men bowed down in front of the Dome of the Rock and called out the Jewish prayer during a visit on September 17, 2018, two days before Yom Kippur, according to an indictment filed at Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court this week.

Israel retains security control of the compound, which is known to Muslims as the Haram esh-Sharif, but enforces a ban on Jewish prayer there.

Jews are permitted to visit but under heavy supervision by Israeli police and the Islamic Waqf foundation that manages the site.

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