1,000 JEWS ASCEND TEMPLE MOUNT DURING TISHA B’AV:

More than 1,000 Jews ascended the Temple Mount on Tues. 1 August 217, during the annual Tisha B’Av fast, commemorating the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple nearly 2,000 years ago. Unlike Muslim visitors to the Mount, who are permitted to pray at the holy site and are not required to undergo any security check to enter, the Jewish visitors were required to pass through metal detectors, submit to security searches, and agree not to engage in prayer while visiting the Temple Mount. Special magnetometer metal detectors had been placed at all entrances to the Temple Mount last month, following the 14 July 2017 murder of two Israeli Border Police officers by a trio of Israeli-Arab terrorists near the Temple Mount. After less than two weeks, Israel removed not only the metal detectors, but also security cameras, following violent protests and a wave of terror attacks. While over 1,000 Jews were permitted to ascend the mount Tues. morning, hundreds more waited in line for hours at the entrance. (Arutz-7)