Why is Israel Provoking the Muslims?

At a time when Hamas is making concessions on dealing with Israel, that country chooses to engage in activity that will provoke the Palestinians, along with the rest of the Muslim world:

Israeli police forces entered the area around Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and fired stun grenades at stone-throwing Palestinian worshippers in clashes at the end of Friday prayers.

Muslim leaders had called for protests over excavations near Islam's third holiest shrine. Arab states had asked Israel to halt the work, charging it could undermine the foundations of Al-Aqsa. Israel says the work will do no damage.

Moderate Muslim countries, such as Indonesia, have called for a stop to the excavation:

Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, urged Israel on Friday to stop excavations near Jerusalem's most important holy Islamic site, saying the move could worsen the Middle East conflict.

I suspect the Israelis are doing this deliberately. They are trying to provoke a backlash that would include violence against Jews in Israel. That would give the Israeli military the excuse to go into Lebanon again or destroy Hamas.