Har Habayis activist Rabbi Yehuda Glick on Tuesday morning 21 Adar-I returned to Har Habayis for the first time since the attempted assassination against him as he exited the Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. Glick was hospitalized for months following the attempt against his life.
A few days ago, Glick was cleared of all charges in the case of a 67-year-old Arab woman affiliated with the Mourabitat group, claiming he fractured her arm. As a result of proving the statements from the plaintiff were false, the court removed the ban against Glick visiting Har Habayis.
It must be noted: According to the Poskei Hador one is absolutely forbidden to visit the Temple Mount, and there is an Issur Kares for one that goes there.
Six years ago on Sukkos, Israeli President Shimon Peres paid a visit to the Sukkah of Maran Hagon Rav Elyashiv ZATZAL, where Rav Elyashiv called on the President to prevent Jews from visiting Har HaBayis, stating it is an act that that is viewed as extremely provocative by the goyim. Maran stated everything possible must be done to avoid a religious war, and the provocateurs are playing with fire.
Maran is quoted as explaining to the president that Halacha forbids going onto Har HaBayis but today, it is more than this, it is an act that may lead to a religious war and bloodshed.
This is and remains the view of poskei hador. This is also the view of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. Among the rabbonim who share this view are HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita, HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Halevy Wosner ZATZAL, HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein Shlita, Maran HaGaon HaRav Aaron Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita, Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef ZT”L, Maran Hagon HaRav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv ZT”l and many others.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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I understand why this article is tempting to post. I’m just curious to know if we found a picture of an Orthodox Jew eating on Yom Kippur ch”v would we post that as well? Even with the disclaimer!? (I’m not even talking about the Lashon horah involved) Let us find only good things to write about our beautiful nation and we can rest assured that the Umos Haolam will write e/th else- whether it happened or not.