clipped from: benedictinisrael.blogspot.com   
Sheikh Taysir al Tamimi's disruption of the interfaith meeting and Rabbi Meir Lau's lukewarm review of Benedict's remarks at Yad Vashem weren't the only stories of the day -- controversy dogged the Pope's heels as the cranks and the critics emerged from the far-right fringes.
  • The Islamic Jihad condemned on Monday the visit of Pope Benedict XVI as a "gift to the Occupation," and said that his presence in Israel "ignores the suffering of the Palestinian people." (Jerusalem Post)

    • Extreme right wing activists Itamar Ben-Gvir and Baruch Marzel demanded on Monday that Pope Benedict XVI return looted Temple treasures in a criminal complaint they filed at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court (YNet News):
    MK Michael Ben-Ari (National Union) arrived at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, accompanied by his parliamentary assistant Itamar Ben-Gvir, carrying signs against Pope Benedict XVI.
    Police move "far-right" anti-pope protesters from Jerusalem's Palmah Street.