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Such a step would send a clear and unequivocal message to the Palestinians that there is a price to be paid for treading on Jewish religious rights and assaulting our holy places.
It would also underline Israel’s determination to retain these sacred spaces in any future arrangements that might be reached.
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There is a limit to what a nation can be expected to tolerate when its most hallowed places repeatedly come under attack.
Israel’s patience reached that limit long ago. It is time we let the Palestinians know that their abuse of our heritage, and all we hold dear, will no longer be tolerated.
Michael Freund is chairman of Shavei Israel (www.shavei.org), which assists lost tribes and hidden Jewish communities to return to the Jewish people.
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