One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the graciousness of the LORD, and to visit early in His temple. (Psalms 27:4)

Knesset Interior Committee chairwoman Miri Regev instructed police on Monday to allow Jewish visitors onto the Temple Mount unimpeded by Arab protestors over the Hannuka holiday, which begins Wednesday at sundown, according to the Jerusalem Post.

“Just because some Muslims throw stones when Jews go up to the Temple Mount is not a reason to prevent them from going, as happened over Succot,” Regev told police Ch.-Supt. Avi Biton during the committee hearing.

“Police must allow Jews to go up to the site on Hanukka,” she continued. “Special arrangements are made for Muslim prayer there during Ramadan and similar arrangements must be made for Jewish visits on Jewish holidays.”

Jewish groups attempting to ascend to the mount frequently complain that the police do not do enough to ensure their safety and are often the reason why their attempted visits fail.

“For me, the festival of Hanukka represents the time that Jews stood up for their freedom and equality,” said Rabbi Yehuda Glick, a spokesman and activist for the Joint Association of Temple Organizations group. “We don’t want to harm or disturb anyone, but simply wish to pray at Judaism’s holiest site, while the police are hostile to, and continue to humiliate, Jewish visitors.”

Likud MK Moshe Feiglin, who has been active on the issue for many years, said activists should not direct complaints at police, since they only carry out the government’s wishes. Feiglin, who was personally banned by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu from visiting the Temple Mount, said the problem is one of government policy, not police actions.

Bayit Yehudi MK Zvulun Kalfa also spoke at the hearing, describing the situation as one of “national importance,” and saying it was “unbelievable that Jewish people cannot get access to their holiest place.”