An Israeli police officer checks the identity of a Palestinian man next to newly installed metal detectors at Al-Aqsa Mosque - Reuters photo
CAIRO – 27 July 2017: The majority of Israelis expressed their support to limiting the freedom of Palestinian worshippers to access Al-Aqsa Mosque by placing metal detection gates at the entrances of Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to a recent poll by the Israeli Channel 2 the results of which were published by Jerusalem Post.
Furthermore, the poll showed that 67 percent of surveyed Israelis expressed their dissatisfaction with the Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s approach in handling the security measures at Al-Aqsa Mosque. In addition, 77 percent believe that Netanyahu responded to pressure to remove the metal detection gates.
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On Tuesday morning, Netanyahu – with support from the Cabinet of Ministers - instructed the Israeli forces to remove the metal detection gates placed at the entrances of Al-Aqsa Mosque following popular pressure from Palestinians and Jordanian pressure.
Israeli media reported the possibility of using smart surveillance cameras instead of the metal detection gates to inspect Palestinians entering Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is also rejected by the Palestinians.
Following the killing of three Palestinian youth and two Israeli soldiers at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on July 14, the Israeli forces escalated violence against Palestinian demonstrators who protested against the Israeli measures including closing Al-Aqsa Mosque and placing metal detection gates at the entrances of the Mosque.
On Friday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced dismissing all relations with the Israeli side including the security coordination. “All new Israeli measures on the ground from July 14 until today should be removed, then things will return to normal in Jerusalem and we will then resume our work concerning bilateral relations.” said Abbas at the start of a meeting with the Palestinian leadership.
On Monday the United Nations Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov warned that a solution was needed by Friday to Al-Aqsa crisis that threatens to create potential catastrophic cists beyond the walls of the Old City, according to the MidEast Quartet Envoys Joint Statement on escalating tensions and violent clashes in and around the old city of Jerusalem.
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting on Monday and urged the Israeli authorities to remove the metal detection gates from Al-Aqsa Mosque entrances.
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