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| A gun in every synagogue: Jerusalem cops gear up for holiday tensions |
| 2023-09-14 |
| [IsraelTimes] Both Jews and Moslems will be able to visit Temple Mount during tense High Holiday period, as cops step up security measures amid reported uptick in threats Police are stepping up efforts to keep Israelis and tourists safe over the upcoming Jewish holidays, including the unprecedented move of ensuring there is someone armed in every synagogue in Jerusalem, a top police official said Wednesday. The armed individual in each synagogue — a police officer, a volunteer police officer, or a citizen with a gun license — will be specified ahead of the holidays and will receive a briefing to prepare them for the task. Jerusalem police chief Doron Turgeman indicated forces are also focusing on the tinderbox Temple Mount in the Old City, which normally sees a large uptick in Jewish visitors over holidays, contributing to tensions. That's the territory of the Islamic Movement - Northern Branch, the militant wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Israel — sometimes misidentified as Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood in the Palestinian territories. They’re fond of stocking up on stones and iron rods, stored in the La Aqsa mosque on top of the Temple Mount, with which to attack any Jews who dare venture into the vicinity of their holiest site. "There will be dynamic public access to allow Moslems and Jews to ascend the Temple Mount without harming each other," Turgeman told a press briefing.The Temple Mount enclosure is the holiest place in Judaism and the third holiest to Moslems. The issue is of particular significance this year with a governing coalition in power that includes politicians openly campaigning for increased Jewish access to the holy site, a stance that may enflame Moslem anger. Eight people were removed from the site on Tuesday and police were taking preventive measures regarding 110 individuals to reduce friction ahead of the holiday period, Turgeman added. "There’s been an increase in warnings and actionable threats — of all types — during the Selichot period, weekdays and holidays," Turgeman said, referring to penitential prayers ahead of Yom Kippur. In a separate statement, police said they had completed their preparations and will focus their efforts in particular on mass events in Jerusalem’s Old City and the Western Wall, including the priestly blessings during the week of Sukkot and the large crowds expected for Simhat Torah, which closes the holiday period on October 7. Thousands of officers and Border Police officers will be deployed in the capital at gathering places and holy sites, as well as along access routes to those locations. Police warned that roads around the Old City will occasionally be shut when necessary during key holiday events and that the Old City itself will be closed to vehicles. There has already been an increase in police presence in the Old City over the past few weeks to secure the thousands of people arriving for nightly Selichot prayers in the run-up to Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year which begins on Friday night. The holidays, which include Yom Kippur and Sukkot, come at a time of increased security tensions and amid a spate of terror attacks. Last week two people were maimed, one of them seriously, in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem. According to police, the terrorist, a 17-year-old Paleostinian from East Jerusalem, carried out the attack with a cleaver just outside the Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City. The assailant, who attempted to flee the scene after tossing the knife, was arrested by officers following a brief chase, police said. Related: Islamic Movement - Northern Branch: 2022-05-06 Israeli police enter al-Aqsa as Jewish visits resume Islamic Movement - Northern Branch: 2021-05-22 Israeli police storm Al Aqsa compound, injure 20 Palestinians Islamic Movement - Northern Branch: 2021-05-21 US President Biden publicly addresses 11-day Palestine-Israel violence for 1st time: all sides agreed to ceasefire earlier in the day — still quiet at dawn |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #8 Muezzin in fez: "Final call For new friends and Mohammedans all!" The doors are then locked And the infidels shocked When at "Time, please!" the whine turns to gall. |
| Posted by: Vernal Whineck2317 2023-09-14 21:08 |
| #7 |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2023-09-14 12:15 |
| #6 Texas enacts bill forcing every school to have armed security a year after Uvalde massacre |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-09-14 10:17 |
| #5 This district has armed police in every school |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-09-14 08:44 |
| #4 Or maybe they are deluded and vicious? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-09-14 06:31 |
| #3 There seems to be a one sided war of Islam against Christians and Jews. The basic tenet of Islam is that averyone should be a Muslim: Muhammad = final revelation. These who refuse are not merely deluded, but vicious. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-09-14 06:30 |
| #2 It's all classic NewSpeak (is that an oxymoron?) Whatever they say it is, it's actually the total opposite. Boosh is still an azzhole for pushing the "Religion of Peace" lie into the mainstream. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-09-14 06:24 |
| #1 There seems to be a one sided war of Islam against Christians and Jews. Mind you, I am not talking about the occasional lone wolf / fruit cake attack. But the well planned, trained, armed & funded, team conducted attacks. Now ask yourself how often have you read of a Islamic Mosque or Islamic holy place attacked by any Christian and/or Jewish Government Team, vs. the opposite (PLO, Iran and etc.) ? So the Main Stream Media used and applied term of "Religion of Peace" is right up there with their other favorite one "Peaceful BLM/Anti-FA Protest" used for Riots. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-09-14 06:19 |