Netanyahu: People of All Faiths Can Worship at Temple Mount

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing to keep longstanding worship arrangements in place at Jerusalem's Temple Mount, saying that Muslims can continue to pray at the Al-Aqsa mosque. Netanyahu called Sunday for calm and restraint in the face of rising tensions over the site that have sparked almost daily clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police. Jews consider it their holiest site, because of the temples that stood there in biblical times, while Muslims...

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