Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday (27/8) condemned Israel’s national security chief Itamar Ben-Gvir for calling for the construction of a synagogue on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, where the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex is located.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveys the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation of the statement of one of the heads of departments in the Israeli occupation government calling for the construction of a synagogue at Al-Aqsa Mosque,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Ben-Gvir, an Israeli hardliner, said Monday (8/26) he would build a synagogue on the Temple Mount to ensure equal rights for Jews and Muslims.
The ministry said it firmly rejects such extremist and provocative statements and called on the world to push for an end to the humanitarian disaster in the Palestinian territories.
The Temple Mount, known among Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, is the third holiest site in Islam and is overseen by the Islamic Waqf religious institution.
Although Jews are now allowed to visit the site, they are prohibited from praying there to avoid tensions between Jews and Muslims. (Ant/Z-2)
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