Chairman of the Hadash Knesset faction, MK Mohammad Barakeh, attacked the High Court of Justice's decision to allow members of the Jewish group Temple Mount Faithful to visit the Temple Mount in honor of the Jewish holiday of Tisha b'Av. MK Talab el-Sana, head
of the United Arab List faction, stated similar sentiments.
According to Barakeh, "The High Court's decision to allow an extreme Jewish group to visit the Temple Mount is a dangerous decision arrived at in the shadow of the war that Israel is waging on two peoples - Lebanese and Palestinian. This type of decision is fuel in the hands of pyromaniacs and could lead to additional clashes." (Roee Nahmias)