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'''Yehuda Glick''' is an Israeli political activist who was targeted by a would-be assassin on |
'''Yehuda Glick''' is an Israeli political activist who was targeted by a would-be assassin on October 29, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hasson|first1=Nir|title=Prominent U.S.-born right-wing activist seriously wounded in Jerusalem shooting|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/1.623487|accessdate=29 October 2014|publisher=Haaretz|date=29 October 2014}}</ref> Glick is chairman of the [[Temple Mount Heritage Foundation]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=ArutzSheva|title=Yehuda Glick Starts Hunger Strike|url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/279717#.VFFvbIfXOHk|accessdate=29 October 2014|agency=Israel National News|publisher=Arutz Sheva|date=4 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bryant|first1=Christa Case|title=Why it matters that Jews are standing on the Temple Mount|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0923/Why-it-matters-that-Jews-are-standing-on-the-Temple-Mount|accessdate=29 October 2014|publisher=Christian Science Monitor}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kershner|first1=Isabel|title=Right-Wing Israeli Activist Is Shot and Wounded in Jerusalem|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/30/world/middleeast/right-wing-israeli-activist-shot-jerusalem.html|accessdate=29 October 2014|publisher=New York Times|date=29 October 2014}}</ref> |
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Yehuda Glick is an Israeli political activist who was targeted by a would-be assassin on October 29, 2014.[1] Glick is chairman of the Temple Mount Heritage Foundation.[2][3][4]
Activism
Glick is a political activist who campaigns for the rights of Jews to pray on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
In 2013 an Israeli court awarded damages to Glick for 2 wrongful arrests that took place as he attempted to film officials denying entry to the Temple Mount to Jews dressed in visibly religious clothing.[5]
Assassination attempt
On October 29, 2014 Glick gave a speech at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. When he emerged from the building, he was shot by a man riding a motorcycle and wearing a helmet.[6]
References
- ^ Hasson, Nir (29 October 2014). "Prominent U.S.-born right-wing activist seriously wounded in Jerusalem shooting". Haaretz. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ ArutzSheva (4 November 2013). "Yehuda Glick Starts Hunger Strike". Arutz Sheva. Israel National News. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ Bryant, Christa Case. "Why it matters that Jews are standing on the Temple Mount". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ Kershner, Isabel (29 October 2014). "Right-Wing Israeli Activist Is Shot and Wounded in Jerusalem". New York Times. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ Sharon, Jeremy (4 December 2013). "Court awards Temple Mount activist NIS 30,000 for two wrongful arrests". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ Berman, Lazer (29 September 2014). "Right-wing activist shot, seriously hurt outside Jerusalem's Begin Center". Times of Israel. Retrieved 29 October 2014.