Temple Mount closed to Jews for Tisha b'Av

The Temple Mount was closed to Jews on Tisha b'Av out of fear of 'provocations.' Nearly 100 right-wing activists arrived at the entrance to the Temple Mount on Sunday morning only to be informed that the site was closed to Jewish visitors.The activists held a reading of Eicha (Lamentations) the traditional text of Tisha Be’av, which commemorates the destruction of the Temple, outside the entrance