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Israel seeks to recruit ultranationalists for police unit at Al-Aqsa Mosque

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Israeli authorities are seeking to recruit ultranationalists and settlers into police units deployed at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, according to a Haaretz report. This move, described by the Palestinian Authority's Jerusalem Governorate as a dangerous development, aims to integrate activists from extremist Temple Mount groups into forces enforcing Israeli control over the site.
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Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 06/04/2026 - 12:06 Palestinian officials warn move signals deeper cooperation between Israeli authorities and Temple Mount groups seeking destruction of Jerusalem site Israeli police keep watch during a raid by ultranationalists into Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on 18 June 2023 (AFP/Jewel Samad) Off Israeli authorities are seeking to recruit ultranationalists and settlers into police units deployed at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, accordin

Israel seeks to recruit ultranationalists for police unit at Al-Aqsa Mosque
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