At the request of US Secretary of State John Kerry and King Abdullah of Jordan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed on Oct. 24 to set up cameras at the Temple Mount that will provide an around-the-clock live feed of the events at the Temple Mount and Al-Aqsa Mosque. One thing is certain, the objective is to have “watchful eyes” and prove to the Palestinians, the Jordanians and indeed the world that there has been no change in the status quo at the compound.
Since the outbreak of the wave of terror at the beginning of October, Israeli officials have been contending that the attacks are a direct result of the incitement by the northern chapter of the Islamic movement in Israel, the Palestinian Authority (PA), Hamas and — according to Netanyahu — “several countries” that he would not name. That has led to the conclusion that if the heated spirits at the Temple Mount were to calm down, the Palestinians would not be able to argue that the mosque is in danger, and so life could go back to normal and tension would wane.
