Typically, the police only permit groups of 30 Jews. This change in policy adds to a broader shift in the status quo in recent years that has accelerated since Itamar Ben-Gvir was appointed national security minister

'Antisemitic acts cannot and will not be tolerated,' the university president said, calling the timing during Passover especially 'despicable.' He vowed the perpetrators would face suspension, disciplinary action, and criminal charges

Far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir plans to bring extremist settler Akiva Hacohen, convicted of national security offenses and assaulting an elderly Palestinian, on his U.S. trip. Haaretz reports that U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security will not meet with Ben-Gvir, despite his spokesperson's claims