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I completely agree that this is an excuse to use violence. I wasn't implying that Jews shouldn't get there, but that it should be done wisely. I was referring to 2019 when someone went there and it ignited a conflict.
before 1967 jews couldnt go to the western wall because jordan didnt allow jews near it
1967 israel won the war, and unilaterally created the status quo by giving control over the mosque to jordan with some other rules, again, self imposed.  
jews didnt go to pray there for decades because rabbi's said not to for religious spiritual off limits reasons
Jews never went, so it wasnt a big deal.  Only in the 2000s did it become a hot button issue.  Jews rarely went, and were allowed inside the mosque.  That changed after with the 2nd intifada.  
THe mosque is built upon the foundation of the first jewish temple, go figure.
the place is like central park new york, its huge, not a lot of people except ramadan, and most people use it to get from one side of the city to the other.  the mosque itself is just one part of it. >

Come on. Dude walked around the Temple Mount for 15 minutes. He didn't even go in the mosque. That's a "provocation" and an international incident? >

If it’s not a big deal then why did he do it in the first place, immediately on taking office? Was he just a curious tourist or maybe trying to make a provocative statement? >

Because Jews shouldn’t be barred from entering that place. >

Palestinians also shouldn’t be treated the way they are by Israel. But here we are >

Palestinians, as a collective, have elevated people who murder civilians to the level of national heroes. 
They have been rejecting peace for nearly 100 years and have positioned themselves as enemies of Israel - how should Israel treat them? >

This is an extremely disingenuous perspective on a very complicated matter that has Palestinians as the victims in our modern world. I’d advise anyone that reads your comment to dig further into the history of this region
Edit: and to answer your question on how Israel should treat Palestinians. They should treat them like the human beings they are >


disingenuous perspective

In what way?
Does Palestinian society elevate murderers and terrorists to the level of national heroes? Absolutely.
Have the Palestinians rejected peace in 1937, 1937, 2000, 2001 & 2008? Yes.
Do they have their reasons? Sure. Does that in some way contradict what i said? I don’t think so. >


Does Palestinian society elevate murderers and terrorists to the level of national heroes? Absolutely.

Israel literally gave Hamas and PIJ money so they could grow, your criticism is hilarious in its irony >

I am actually rather conflicted. On the one hand, this is obviously a provocation that may escalate. In fact, didn't it happen before?
On the other hand, the area is sacred to both Muslims and Jews, so I don't see a valid reason to stop them from going there. >

It happens every year that Palestinians use Jewish access to this site as an excuse for violence. But I think you refer to the start of the second Intifada, when Arafat used Ariel Sharon's visit as an excuse to stop the peace accords and start a war, because he was offered "only" 97% of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, all of Gaza, and land exchange for the remaining 3% - and he thought he could get more by fighting.