MK’s shofar-blowing ‘provocation’ could trigger war, warns police chief
Police Commissioner warning followed several incidents in which MK Simcha Rothman blew a shofar in a Muslim cemetery just outside the Temple Mount.
World Israel News 09.10.2022
Israeli Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai warned on Thursday that Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman and other Temple Mount activists could spark a new war with the Palestinians, Haaretz reported on Friday.
Shabtai’s warning followed three separate incidents in which Rothman blew a shofar in a Muslim cemetery outside the Jerusalem Old City’s Golden Gate.
Photo: MK Simcha Rothman blowing a shofar outside Jerusalem's Old City walls adjacent to the Temple Mount, Oct. 1, 2022. (Twitter/Screenshot)
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