Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the holy site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem on Wednesday, as reported by Israel's state-owned Kan TV news.This is Ben-Gvir's first visit to the flashpoint site, .
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Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's far-right national security minister and former provocateur, visited Jerusalem's sensitive holy site to protest European recognition of a Palestinian state. His rise highlights a rightward shift in Israeli politics, diminishing hopes for Palestinian independence.
Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site on Wednesday in what he described as a protest against the recognition of a Palestinian state by three European countries.