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In today's bit of Biden anti-semitism:
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Biden administration calls Jewish prayer at holy site in Jerusalem 'unacceptable'
"Any unilateral actions that depart from the historic status quo is unacceptable," the State Department said.
By Natalia Mittelstadt
Updated: January 16, 2023 - 10:43am

The Biden administration says an Israeli proposal to end the ban on Jewish prayer at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem would be an "unacceptable" disruption to the "historic status quo," which only allows Muslims to pray there. 

The State Department  was asked by the Washington Free Beacon last week if it would support proposals by conservative Israeli leaders to allow Jews to pray at the Temple Mount, which is a holy site for both Jews and Muslims. 

The State Department told the news outlet that it opposed Israel departing from longstanding policies regarding prayer at the holy site.

"The United States stands firmly for preservation of the historic status quo with respect to the holy sites in Jerusalem," a State Department spokesman said. "Any unilateral actions that depart from the historic status quo is unacceptable."  ...

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the Biden administration has a "pathological obsession with undermining Israel [and] is endangering the national security of America and our allies." 

"It should not be controversial for a Jew to visit the holiest site in Judaism," Cruz said.  ...
Full story at JustTheNews

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