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Jerusalem Post: 16 Tishrei 5773 (Oct. 2, '12)

 Feiglin Detained for Praying on Temple Mount

By Melanie Lidman

Likud activist Moshe Feiglin was detained on the Temple Mount on Tuesday morning after police accused him of praying on the Temple Mount. Police detained Feiglin and removed him from the site but did not close the area to other visitors.

Praying out loud or using any type of traditional prayer objects such as tefillin, tallit, or prayerbooks is forbidden for Jews at Judaism's holiest site due to tensions with Muslims worshipers at the Al Aqsa Mosque.

Feiglin ascends to the Temple Mount on the 19th of every Hebrew month. This month the 19th falls on a Friday, the Muslim day of prayer, when the Temple Mount is closed to non-Muslim visitors. Feiglin went up to the Temple Mount on Tuesday with a number of additional supporters, as is his usual custom.