Some 10,000 Jews have visited Jerusalem’s Temple Mount since it was reopened to non-Muslim visitors. Israeli police said Sunday that almost all of the visits have gone without incident. The Temple Mount was reopened to non-Muslims last August with the cooperation of the Wakf, the Islamic trust that operates the site.
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