As “Beyadenu” argues in detail, the proposed Kotel law is (also) a sneaky trick by Noam (methinks נעם is an acronym for נגד עבודת המקדש) to criminalize Jewish entry to the Temple Mount, by putting it under the jurisdiction of the Rabanut. The Rabanut that already has a sign saying Jews can’t go up…
From the news (in what looks like a PR piece they ordered):
Our voters brought us into the WZO, and it was that representation that gave us the ability to walk into the Knesset and speak on their behalf. Standing before the Constitution Committee, we made a historic declaration: This is what American Jews actually want. This is what Diaspora Jewry wants…
Rabbi Nechemya Malinowitz, a member of the leadership of Eretz HaKodesh…
For the first time in an official capacity, the authentic voice of American Orthodox Jewry was heard in the halls of the Knesset, standing firm to protect the kedusha of the Kotel for generations to come.
I like my own proposal to the Reform a lot more: “Let’s Make a Deal; You Get the Wall, We Get the Mount!”
