Israel bans Temple Mount ascent of 10,000 Jews
Says it would allow thousands of Muslims

March 22, 2005

JERUSALEM -- Police here decided today to ban a grassroots Jewish organization from bringing 10,000 Jews to the heavily restricted Temple Mount to spark Israeli dialogue about reclaiming the holy site from its Islamic custodians, while the city police department told WorldNetDaily the Israeli government would allow a similar group of Muslims.

''We will not let so many Jews up at once. This is not the usual habits on the Temple Mount. We have to ensure that every Jewish group is going up in safety and will go up quietly,'' Shmulik Ben Ruby, Jerusalem police spokesman, told WorldNetDaily.

Revava, a group with the stated mission of ''restoring self-esteem to the state of Israel by restoring national pride and values'' had planned to bring 10,000 Jews to the Temple Mount April 10.

SOURCE: World Net Daily