Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has joined the growing choir of critics accusing Israel of violating the status quo on Har Habayis. In his statements, he stated the international Islamic community will not remain silent.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed reporters Sunday in Istanbul before departing on a visit to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar.

He says: “No one can expect the Islamic world to remain unresponsive after the humiliation Muslims suffered with the restrictions at the Noble Sanctuary.”

Earlier this week, Israel installed metal detectors at the holy site in response to the deadly terror attack by Arab terrorists there which killed two Israeli policemen and let a third wounded. The metal detectors are the latest excuse for Islamic outcries, seeking to portray Israel as jeopardizing the future of al-Aqsa Mosque while the world perceived by the Islamic community as an encroachment on Muslim rights and have led to protests in the Muslim world.

Erdogan called on Israel to remove the detectors in a phone conversation with President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday, 16 Tammuz.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)