Israel to fund educational tours on Temple Mount

(JNS) — The Israeli government will finance Jewish educational tours on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount for the first time, “to strengthen and stabilize the Old City,” Israel’s Kan public broadcaster reported on Monday night.

According to the report, the Prime Minister’s Office and the National Security Council approved the Heritage Ministry’s plan to provide state-funded guided tours of the holiest site in Judaism.

A total of 2 million shekels ($543,338) will be allocated for the program from the budget of the office of Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyah of the Otzma Yehudit Party.

However, the NSC is...