Arab parliament member denies Jewish claim to Temple Mount, sparking Israeli outrage

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JERUSALEM (RNS) An Arab-Israeli parliament member drew harsh criticism from Jewish Israelis on Monday (July 27) when he claimed that Jewish people have no religious ties to the Temple Mount, considered the holiest site in Judaism.

The site of the long-destroyed ancient Jewish Temples and the current-day Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Temple Mount, called Haram al-Sharif in Arabic, has long been a political and religious flashpoint between Jews and Muslims.