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Israel's Security Cabinet: Leave Metal Detectors at Entrances to Temple Mount
(Jerusalem Post) Tovah Lazaroff - Israel's Security Cabinet decided to leave in place the walk-through metal detectors installed at the entrances to the Temple Mount after the murder of two Israel Police officers. "Israel is committed to maintaining the status quo on the Temple Mount and to protecting the safety of worshipers and visitors," the Prime Minister's Office said Friday morning. Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan told Channel 2 that "once the red line has been crossed of automatic weapons on the Temple Mount [as in last Friday's terrorist attack], there is a need to change the security arrangements." He said the metal detectors should remain because the focus should be on preventing future terrorist attacks.