Israel’s police force said it will deploy thousands of officers across Jerusalem’s Old City for Ramadan’s first Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque, with tensions high amid the Gaza war. “We are prepared for Friday prayers with more police officers. Thousands of them will be in the area of Temple Mount,” police spokeswoman Mirit ben […]
Read MoreAl-Aqsa Goes Beyond Religion. For Palestinians, it’s a Symbol of Freedom and Resistance
From their political fragmentation and weakness, the importance of Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque to Palestinians becomes more evident Haaretz | Amira Hass | Apr 9, 2023 “The Maronites have France, the Shi’ites Iran, the Sunnis [have] Saudi Arabia and who is left for the communists? Only Allah,” said a leftist in Ramallah recently, quoting the Lebanese […]
Read MoreThe Israelis set for new Jewish temple on Al-Aqsa site
With imported sacrificial cows, ancient hymns and growing support, some nationalist Jews hope to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem’s Old City, at a site at the heart of Israeli-Palestinian tensions. In a suburb of Tel Aviv, a group of choristers were getting ready for the moment they will rejoice at the reconstruction of the Jewish […]
Read MoreIsrael far-right minister visits Al-Aqsa compound
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound Sunday, a controversial move by the extreme-right politician amid heightened tensions in annexed east Jerusalem. The move came three days after Ben-Gvir and tens of thousands of Jewish nationalists marched through the Old City and just over a week into a fragile Gaza […]
Read MoreUN Palestinian ambassador on Israeli minister’s Al-Aqsa visit
Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, on Wednesday (January 4) condemned a visit by Israel’s new far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, calling it an ‘attack’. Article link: https://www.themercury.com.au/news/national/un-palestinian-ambassador-on-israeli-ministers-alaqsa-visit/video/84705a786cf2430a5455bdfffe031de6Article source: Hobart mercury2854
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