Police barred men under the age of 50 from entering the Temple Mount for Friday prayers, saying they had received information extremists were planning violent protests in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Friday prayers normally held at hundreds of mosques in Arab towns in Israel were canceled in dozens of locations following pressure from local Muslim leaders to encourage thousands to throng the Temple Mount area.
JERUSALERM — The Temple Mount, one of the most sensitive sites in the world, has been utilized by Arab states and Muslim leaders the past few days to spew wild accusations against Israel following events triggered by last Friday’s deadly Palestinian terrorist attack at the site.
Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) of Louisiana wants President Obama and Muslim leaders to condemn radical Islam following the shooting in Garland, Texas.
The White House says it will not release the names of Muslim leaders who met with President Obama yesterday, although those names will be released eventually.
The president met behind closed doors with Muslim community leaders on Wednesday, and the White House refuses to release their names.
