(Jerusalem Post) Lahav Harkov - A group of Muslim men harassed and stalked a delegation of U.S. congressmen visiting the Temple Mount Tuesday. Rep. Keith Rothfus (R-Pa.) recounted, "We walked up there and were almost immediately approached by several men who started shouting. We were tracked the entire time we were there and found these individuals surprisingly intolerant and belligerent." Men wearing shirts with Waqf insignia repeatedly interrupted the guide and tried to grab his diagrams and maps. Soon after, 15-20 men began to harass the group, interrupting the tour guide, shouting and pointing, and police had to break up the commotion. E.J. Kimball, Director of U.S. Operations for the Israel Allies Foundation, said the congressional delegation "wasn't doing anything controversial, no one was even wearing a yarmulke. [The Muslims] did a good job of making everyone feel very uncomfortable just for being up there as a non-Muslim." On their way out, the delegation saw a group of Jewish visitors confronted by a Muslim group crowding around them and shouting "Allahu Akbar." The Islamic Movement in Israel pays thousands of shekels every month to "protectors of the holy places" who harass non-Muslim visitors.
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