Smotrich calls for 'rebuilding temple' during #Jerusalem Day celebrations
Call by far-right finance minister would entail the destruction of #AlAqsa Mosque
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By MEE staff
Published date: 28 May 2025 17:06 BST
"In speech addressing crowds at a Jerusalem Day rally on Monday, which celebrates Israel’s occupation of the old city of Jerusalem, Smotrich also called for “complete redemption” and reconstruction of “the Temple here,” referring to Al-Aqsa Mosque, which settlers had raided earlier.
“We are conquering the Land of Israel, liberating Gaza, settling Gaza and defeating the enemy,” #Smotrich said to crowds that had chanted “death to Arabs” as they marched through Jerusalem’s Old City and att
... show moreSmotrich calls for 'rebuilding temple' during #Jerusalem Day celebrations
Call by far-right finance minister would entail the destruction of #AlAqsa Mosque
from #MiddleEastEye #MEE
By MEE staff
Published date: 28 May 2025 17:06 BST
"In speech addressing crowds at a Jerusalem Day rally on Monday, which celebrates Israel’s occupation of the old city of Jerusalem, Smotrich also called for “complete redemption” and reconstruction of “the Temple here,” referring to Al-Aqsa Mosque, which settlers had raided earlier.
“We are conquering the Land of Israel, liberating Gaza, settling Gaza and defeating the enemy,” #Smotrich said to crowds that had chanted “death to Arabs” as they marched through Jerusalem’s Old City and attacked #Palestinians. "
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Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for the rebuilding of a Jewish temple on the site of Al-Aqsa Mosque and for the expansion of Israel’s borders and Jewish settlements in Gaza.
MEE staff (Middle East Eye)