Rabat - In what appears to be a complete reversal of strategy, Israel has agreed to dismantle the much-hated metal detectors it installed a little over a week ago at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem.
Rabat – In what appears to be a complete reversal of strategy, Israel has agreed to dismantle the much-hated metal detectors it installed a little over a week ago at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem.
Early Tuesday, the Israeli security cabinet voted to remove the equipment, which instantly became a flashpoint for Palestinians who feared Israel’s growing encroachment into the governing of the site.
Israel appears to have heeded a warning from the United Nations Security Council on Monday that tensions were threatening to explode far beyond Jerusalem if a de-escalation did not happen quickly.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office issued a statement announcing the dismantling of the metal detectors and acknowledging that Israel had accepted the “recommendation of all the security bodies to change the inspection with metal detectors to a security inspection based on advanced technologies and other means.”
There was no further explanation offered as to what “other means” referred to, but an approximate USD 28 million has been allocated to pay for the technology’s installation at Al Aqsa.
The metal detectors were implemented at the mosque’s entrances after two Israeli police officers were killed in East Jerusalem on June 14. Tensions escalated quickly with Palestinian leaders calling for a “day of rage” June 21 to protest what they saw as an unwelcome and unnecessary incursion into the third holiest site in Islam.
Israel responded to the threat of mass protest by deploying 3,000 additional security personnel and barring entry to the site to any Palestinian male under the age of 50. It turned out to be the bloodiest weekend the area has seen in years, with four Palestinians killed and three Israeli settlers dead.
Despite widespread international condemnation, on Sunday, Israel installed a surveillance camera at the mosque’s main entrance, the so-called Lion’s Gate.
In what appears to be a complete reversal of strategy, Israel has agreed to dismantle the much-hated metal detectors it installed a little over a week ago at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem.
Early Tuesday, the Israeli security cabinet voted to remove the equipment, which instantly became a flashpoint for Palestinians who feared Israel’s growing encroachment into the governing of the site.
Israel appears to have heeded a warning from the United Nations Security Council on Monday that tensions were threatening to explode far beyond Jerusalem if a de-escalation did not happen quickly.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office issued a statement announcing the dismantling of the metal detectors and acknowledging that Israel had accepted the “recommendation of all the security bodies to change the inspection with metal detectors to a security inspection based on advanced technologies and other means.”
There was no further explanation offered as to what “other means” referred to, but an approximate USD 28 million has been allocated to pay for the technology’s installation at Al Aqsa.
The metal detectors were implemented at the mosque’s entrances after two Israeli police officers were killed in East Jerusalem on June 14. Tensions escalated quickly with Palestinian leaders calling for a “day of rage” June 21 to protest what they saw as an unwelcome and unnecessary incursion into the third holiest site in Islam.
Israel responded to the threat of mass protest by deploying 3,000 additional security personnel and barring entry to the site to any Palestinian male under the age of 50. It turned out to be the bloodiest weekend the area has seen in years, with four Palestinians killed and three Israeli settlers dead.
Despite widespread international condemnation, on Sunday, Israel installed a surveillance camera at the mosque’s main entrance, the so-called Lion’s Gate.
In what appears to be a complete reversal of strategy, Israel has agreed to dismantle the much-hated metal detectors it installed a little over a week ago at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem.
Early Tuesday, the Israeli security cabinet voted to remove the equipment, which instantly became a flashpoint for Palestinians who feared Israel’s growing encroachment into the governing of the site.
Israel appears to have heeded a warning from the United Nations Security Council on Monday that tensions were threatening to explode far beyond Jerusalem if a de-escalation did not happen quickly.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office issued a statement announcing the dismantling of the metal detectors and acknowledging that Israel had accepted the “recommendation of all the security bodies to change the inspection with metal detectors to a security inspection based on advanced technologies and other means.”
There was no further explanation offered as to what “other means” referred to, but an approximate USD 28 million has been allocated to pay for the technology’s installation at Al Aqsa.
The metal detectors were implemented at the mosque’s entrances after two Israeli police officers were killed in East Jerusalem on June 14. Tensions escalated quickly with Palestinian leaders calling for a “day of rage” June 21 to protest what they saw as an unwelcome and unnecessary incursion into the third holiest site in Islam.
Israel responded to the threat of mass protest by deploying 3,000 additional security personnel and barring entry to the site to any Palestinian male under the age of 50. It turned out to be the bloodiest weekend the area has seen in years, with four Palestinians killed and three Israeli settlers dead.
Despite widespread international condemnation, on Sunday, Israel installed a surveillance camera at the mosque’s main entrance, the so-called Lion’s Gate.
In what appears to be a complete reversal of strategy, Israel has agreed to dismantle the much-hated metal detectors it installed a little over a week ago at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem.
Early Tuesday, the Israeli security cabinet voted to remove the equipment, which instantly became a flashpoint for Palestinians who feared Israel’s growing encroachment into the governing of the site.
Israel appears to have heeded a warning from the United Nations Security Council on Monday that tensions were threatening to explode far beyond Jerusalem if a de-escalation did not happen quickly.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office issued a statement announcing the dismantling of the metal detectors and acknowledging that Israel had accepted the “recommendation of all the security bodies to change the inspection with metal detectors to a security inspection based on advanced technologies and other means.”
There was no further explanation offered as to what “other means” referred to, but an approximate USD 28 million has been allocated to pay for the technology’s installation at Al Aqsa.
The metal detectors were implemented at the mosque’s entrances after two Israeli police officers were killed in East Jerusalem on June 14. Tensions escalated quickly with Palestinian leaders calling for a “day of rage” June 21 to protest what they saw as an unwelcome and unnecessary incursion into the third holiest site in Islam.
Israel responded to the threat of mass protest by deploying 3,000 additional security personnel and barring entry to the site to any Palestinian male under the age of 50. It turned out to be the bloodiest weekend the area has seen in years, with four Palestinians killed and three Israeli settlers dead.
Despite widespread international condemnation, on Sunday, Israel installed a surveillance camera at the mosque’s main entrance, the so-called Lion’s Gate.
In what appears to be a complete reversal of strategy, Israel has agreed to dismantle the much-hated metal detectors it installed a little over a week ago at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem.
Early Tuesday, the Israeli security cabinet voted to remove the equipment, which instantly became a flashpoint for Palestinians who feared Israel’s growing encroachment into the governing of the site.
Israel appears to have heeded a warning from the United Nations Security Council on Monday that tensions were threatening to explode far beyond Jerusalem if a de-escalation did not happen quickly.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office issued a statement announcing the dismantling of the metal detectors and acknowledging that Israel had accepted the “recommendation of all the security bodies to change the inspection with metal detectors to a security inspection based on advanced technologies and other means.”
There was no further explanation offered as to what “other means” referred to, but an approximate USD 28 million has been allocated to pay for the technology’s installation at Al Aqsa.
The metal detectors were implemented at the mosque’s entrances after two Israeli police officers were killed in East Jerusalem on June 14. Tensions escalated quickly with Palestinian leaders calling for a “day of rage” June 21 to protest what they saw as an unwelcome and unnecessary incursion into the third holiest site in Islam.
Israel responded to the threat of mass protest by deploying 3,000 additional security personnel and barring entry to the site to any Palestinian male under the age of 50. It turned out to be the bloodiest weekend the area has seen in years, with four Palestinians killed and three Israeli settlers dead.
Despite widespread international condemnation, on Sunday, Israel installed a surveillance camera at the mosque’s main entrance, the so-called Lion’s Gate.
