Israel ‘won’t change’ the status quo on the Esplanade of the Mosques
Israel “will not change” the status quo on the esplanade of the Mosques of Jerusalem, according to which Muslims can pray at this holy place but not the faithful of other religions, declared Sunday the head of Israeli diplomacy.
“Muslims pray on the Temple Mount, non-Muslims can only visit. There is no change, and there will be no change,” Yaïr Lapid told the foreign press after days of violence on the Esplanade des Mosques, the third holiest site in Islam, also considered as the holiest place in Judaism under its name “Temple Mount”.