The Aporia
On an undisclosed date, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, posted a video showing him and his wife Sara walking through tunnels underneath East Jerusalem’s Old City and the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. This tour took place prior to their attendance at ‘Selichot’ prayers at the Western Wall, in preparation for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, known as the Noble Sanctuary, is a highly sensitive site sacred to both Muslims and Jews, and Netanyahu's visit has likely sparked tensions due to its political implications in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.