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Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, made a controversial visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem on Thursday, sparking intense backlash. The visit, which occurred during the week-long Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, marks Ben-Gvir’s fifth such visit since joining Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government in 2022. Al-Aqsa is the third-holiest site in Islam, and its frequent visits by Israeli officials, especially during times of heightened tension, have led to violent confrontations and unrest.
The move has been widely condemned as a deliberate provocation by the National Democratic Alliance, an Israeli Arab party, which accused Ben-Gvir of stoking tensions in a volatile region. This visit comes at a time when Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem, including the controversial annexation of the city in 1980, remains unrecognized by the international community. Palestinians continue to view Al-Aqsa as a symbol of their national identity, and Israeli settlers, allowed into the area almost daily since 2003, further fuel the conflict.
Ben-Gvir’s actions come amidst ongoing clashes and protests over the Israel-Palestine conflict and the broader Gaza war.
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