Moses Montefiore was aware of the ban, and tried to abide by it – he was in a fully closed box, carried around by the Muslims. He was still pelted in the best knesset and said that he won’t do it again. This was in 1855, at the end Crimean war with British having an upper hand. in 1856, Ottomans formally allowed Temple Visits (with individually paid for tickets). Baron Rotschild went up several times despite being admonished by Rabbis, including R Kook. Theodore Hertzl did not go in respect to the ban.
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