Ben Gvir wants to ban Palestinians from the West Bank from the Mosque Esplanade for Ramadan

2024-02-18T12:51:24.750Z

Highlights: Ben Gvir wants to ban Palestinians from the West Bank from the Mosque Esplanade for Ramadan. This is a resolution unanimously adopted by the Israeli government during its weekly meeting this Sunday morning. Israel will continue to oppose unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state. It would reward terrorism, especially after the events of October 7. A permanent agreement with the Palestinians, the resolution states, must be the result of direct negotiations between the parties, without preconditions. Only Israeli Arabs aged over 70 will be able to go to the third holiest site of Islam: there is no question of allowing a Hamas victory celebration.

The far-right Israeli minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, wants to ban Palestinians from the West Bank from accessing the Mosque Esplanade during the month of Ramadan. And the Israeli government opposes…

Ben Gvir wants to ban Palestinians from the West Bank from the Mosque Esplanade for Ramadan

The far-right Israeli minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, wants to ban Palestinians from the West Bank from accessing the Mosque Esplanade during the month of Ramadan. And the Israeli government formally opposes any solution imposed for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, without however hermetically closing the idea of a Palestinian state.

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (left) walks through the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in Jerusalem, May 2023. AFP - -

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With our correspondent in Jerusalem,

Michel Paul

This is a resolution unanimously adopted by the Israeli government during its weekly meeting this Sunday morning. Israel will continue to oppose unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state. It would reward terrorism, especially after the events of October 7. A permanent agreement with the Palestinians, the resolution states, must be the result of direct negotiations between the parties, without preconditions.

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Later in the afternoon, a ministerial commission headed by Benyamin Netanyahu will consider a proposal from the Minister of National Security. Itamar Ben Gvir wants to prohibit access to al-Aqsa and the Mosque Esplanade to Palestinians from the West Bank during the month of Ramadan which is due to begin around March 10.

And, still according to this proposal, only Israeli Arabs aged over 70 will be able to go to the third holiest site of Islam: there is no question of allowing a Hamas victory celebration, proclaimed Itamar Ben Gvir. There is strong opposition from the police and the Shin Bet, Israeli internal security, which proposes a more moderate approach.

Also read: Israel: extremist minister Itamar Ben Gvir continues to embarrass the Netanyahu government

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Ben Gvir wants to ban Palestinians from the West Bank from the Mosque Esplanade for Ramadan

Ben Gvir wants to ban Palestinians from the West Bank from the Mosque Esplanade for Ramadan

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