US’s Orthodox Union supports freedom of prayer for Jews on Temple Mount

The Orthodox Union, one of the US’s oldest and most prominent Jewish organizations, on Monday backed the Temple Institute’s campaign to demand equal freedom of prayer and visitation rights for Jewish visitors at the Temple Mount.

 

In the campaign, the institute demands MKs “stop anti-Jewish thuggery and racism on the Temple Mount” and insists that Jews cease being harassed by Muslim worshipers at the contested holy site.

 

The debate recently came to a head when a Jew was allegedly attacked by Muslims when he attempted to drink from a public water fountain there, and the police did not arrest those who attacked him.

 

Moreover, the institute alleges that Muslims have also shut down water during Jewish visiting hours.

 

“It has been reported that Muslims have now begun to shut off the water to the public drinking fountain for the duration of the three hours that Jews are allowed onto the Temple Mount in the morning, reopening the taps as soon as the Jews leave,” the institute wrote on its website.

 

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