National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir contacted the police this evening (Tuesday) to ask why they did not remove a poster inciting violence from the Hamas terrorist organization which was seen on the Temple Mount.
The sign reads: “Our existence is meaningless if we do not seek out Al Aqsa. The resistance has not yet had its last word.”
The police told the minister that since the poster was placed, tens of thousands of Muslims stayed on the Temple Mount for Laylat Al Qadr, the ‘Night of Destiny,’ preventing police from removing it. They said that the poster would be removed tonight.
Carrying the flag of Hamas or signs containing incitement to violence on the Temple Mount is illegal and can lead to the offender being arrested and barred from the mount. However, police often refrain from arresting violators when tens or even hundreds of thousands of Muslim worshipers are on the Temple Mount at one time.
Tom Nisani, executive director of the ‘Beyadenu’ organization, said: “Who would have believed that under the right-wing government we would see a banner supporting Hamas and encouraging terrorism emblazoned in the heart of the Temple Mount, all the more so on Holocaust Remembrance Day. I’m ashamed”.
