The House passed a resolution as part of the appropriations bill calling for freedom of worship at the Temple Mount for people of all faiths
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) introduced the resolution last October calling for “equal access and religious freedom for Christians, Muslims and the Jewish people at one of the world’s most sacred sites.”
“The resolution recognizes the Temple Mount as the holiest site in Judaism and a revered place for all three Abrahamic faiths” and “reaffirms that Jerusalem is the undivided capital of Israel and calls for the protection of the right of all people to worship freely and peacefully,” she said at the time.
In prepared remarks Wednesday, Tenney recounted the experience of one of her staffers at a visit to the Jews’ holiest site.
“When one of my staffers ascended the Temple Mount last year, he was harassed by Muslim onlookers, restricted from visiting most of the site, and was only allowed to be upon the Temple Mount for a very short duration of time,” she said.