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FREE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 5 January 2023
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12 Tevet 5783
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Issue No.1296
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@JewishNewsUK
Tensions mount ■ Wave of international criticism after security
■ Religious Zionism politicians say doctors should
■ Jewish Agency condemns plan to rewrite the
■ Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis speaks out for
minister Ben-Gvir visits flashpoint Temple Mount Law of Return to penalise non-Orthodox Jews by Jotam Confino jotam@jewishnews.co.uk @mrconfino
Israel’s new far-right government has come under fire from western allies, fellow Abraham Accords states and Jewish communities worldwide during a tumultuous first week in power. Hardline national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited Temple Mount in East Jerusalem on Tuesday, sparking condemnation from Israel’s closest allies.
A 1967 agreement between Israel and Jordan forbids Jews from praying at the site but allows them to visit. Ben-Gvir is technically allowed to visit, but his hardline views against Palestinians and previous promise to alter the status-quo so Jews will be allowed to pray there has provoked Muslims. The United Arab Emirates, which has become a close ally of Israel since the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020, asked the UN Security Council to convene an emergency session to discuss Ben-Gvir’s visit.
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The UAE, along with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, France, the USA, Germany and several other countries condemned Ben-Gvir’s visit, calling it provocative and saying it could escalate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Meanwhile, the Jewish Agency has sent a letter to reinstalled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, voicing its urgent concern over his government’s controversial plan to alter the Law of Return to penalise non-Orthodox Jews. “Any changes made to the delicate and sensitive Continued on page 8
Israel’s security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at Temple Mount this week
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