Israel’s far-right group wants to dismantle ‘Dome of the Rock’
On Wednesday, the leader of an Israeli far-right group demanded that the Dome of the Rock Mosque be demolished.
The founder and leader of Lehava, Bentzi Gopstein, posted the controversial post online in which he called on Israeli settlers to assemble on "Jerusalem Day" on 29 May to begin dismantling Al-Aqsa and pave the way for a Jewish temple to be built at the revered Muslim site.
"Jerusalem Day, which falls on 29 May, marks the day the Dome of the Rock is demolished," Gopstein wrote.
In a statement, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Lehava's call to destroy the Dome of the Rock. Calling it a "Jewish terrorist group".
Israeli settlers and forces performed Jewish prayers at the mosque repeatedly last month. It was causing tensions in the city a...