A former Shin Bet chief said Israeli authorities must assume Jewish terrorists are planning to attack Muslim sites on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. Ami Ayalon, who retired from the security service and since has become a Labor Party politician, told Army Radio on Tuesday that far-right Israelis could redouble efforts to strike Al-Aksa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock to create instability that would derail Israel’s Gaza Strip withdrawal plan.
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