Ultra-nationalists provoke as Netanyahu’s ceasefire tightrope wobbles

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on the Temple Mount or Haram al-Sharif. Credit: i24

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When Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir stormed the Temple Mount or Haram al-Sharif with up to 3,000 of his singing, dancing, and praying ultra-nationalist religious followers, he didn’t just target the site holy to Jews and Muslims.

Mr. Ben Gvir carefully timed his provocation, violating long-standing arrangements with the Jordanian-controlled endowment that administers the Muslim holy sites on the Mount, to fuel regional tensions.