Tag Archive for al Aksa Mosque

| January 10, 2018
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Israel’s opposition calls for Saudis to ‘assist’ Jordan as overseer of Al Aksa

The previous opposition leader in Israel’s Knesset, MK Isaac Herzog tells a Saudi internet publication that he believes, “the Saudis have a great responsibility and role for the holy places of Islam,” and it should include the Temple Mount.

By BEN LYNFIELD

 

Riyadh should be given a “central role” in future arrangements for al-Aksa Mosque, opposition leader Isaac Herzog told a Saudi publication, according to a transcript released by his office on Tuesday.

“We will arrive at talks on Jerusalem and the holy places like al-Aksa,” Herzog told the Saudi-owned, London-based Elaph website, referring to Islam’s third holiest shrine. “I think the Saudis have a great responsibility and role for the holy places of Islam.” Continue Reading »

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| March 24, 2016
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Grand Mufti incites Muslims further with insinuated threats on al-Aksa

 

Speaking at a press conference, the grand mufti of Jerusalem, called on all Muslims to visit al-Aksa in order to defend the mosque from Israel’s attempts to Judaize it.

By MAAYAN GROISMAN

 

Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, the grand mufti of Jerusalem, has called on Muslims all over the world, especially those living in Jerusalem and Arab Israelis, to make pilgrimage to al-Aksa in order to defend the mosque from Israel’s attempts to Judaize it.

Israeli police officers take positions on the roof of the al-Aksa mosque during clashes with Palestinians in Jerusalem’s Old City. – Photo: REUTERS

Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, the grand mufti of Jerusalem, has called on Muslims all over the world, especially those living in Jerusalem and Arab Israelis, to make pilgrimage to al-Aksa in order to defend the mosque from Israel’s attempts to Judaize it. Continue Reading »

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| December 24, 2015
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Firestorm erupts after Egyptian philosopher, expert on Arabic and Islamic studies, says Jerusalem is Jewish

 

view videoWATCH: Egypt’s most prominent expert on Arabic & Islamic studies, joins other celebrated scholars saying Muslim claims over al-Aksa mosque are religiously baseless, rather “a pawn in a political game.”

By JACKIE HOGI

 

Dr. Youssef Ziedan was insistent on pronouncing the words “Beit Hamikdash,” or, Temple in Jerusalem, clearly and in Hebrew.

An Egyptian philosopher and expert on  Arabic and Islamic studies,  Ziedan sat in the Egyptian CBC studios and explained at length to his host why, in his opinion, Muslim claims over al-Aksa mosque in Jerusalem are baseless. The CBC interviewer, Khairy Ramadan, challenged Zieden while taking in his words eagerly. Continue Reading »

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| October 28, 2015
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Jordanians angry Palestinian Authority rejected installing CCTV on Temple Mount

 

Wide condemnation from Jordan as PA officials have over the past few days dismissed the agreement, leaving many to question what the Palestinians have to hide.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

Jordanians on Tuesday criticized the Palestinian Authority for rejecting the idea of installing security cameras at the Temple Mount.

Border Police officers patrol Temple Mount – Photo: REUTERS

The Jordanians noted that the idea of installing the cameras was aimed at “protecting the al Aksa Mosque by documenting what’s happening at the site.”

PA officials have over the past few days dismissed the idea, arguing that Israel would use the cameras to arrest Palestinians “under the pretext of incitement.” Continue Reading »

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| September 21, 2015
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Palestinians turned the Holy Muslim site into the Dome of the Rocks

 

view videoIs Al-Aqsa really as sacred as described, if the Palestinians use it to store rocks to incite violence, and is the filth & destruction caused worth repelling the ‘filthy infidels’?

By Tsvi Sadan

 

The latest Temple Mount rioting during Rosh Hashanah has demonstrated once again that Muslim holy places are regularly used in service to militant Islam.

The cinder blocks and rocks piled up inside the Al Aqsa Mosque (Islam’s third holiest site) that turned prayer carpets into filthy rugs are a vivid reminder of the stark differences between the Muslim and Christian concepts of the sacred. From a Muslim point of view, dirty carpets are a small price to pay in the heroic effort to protect the holy place from the much greater filth of infidels. Continue Reading »

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| September 20, 2015
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Netanyahu: Bringing home-made bombs into al-Aksa mosque is a change to the Temple Mount status quo

 

PM Netanyahu points fingers at Turkey, Islamic Movement in Israel, Palestinian Authority and Hamas for causing current incitement on Temple Mount.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday addressed tensions in Jerusalem in recent weeks which have included rioting on the Temple Mount and an uptick in stone-throwing and Molotov cocktail attacks in the capital.

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Speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said that he was “obligated to preserve the status quo at the Temple Mount,” in response to charges from the Palestinians and Arab states that Israel was escalating tensions at the holy site. Continue Reading »

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| May 2, 2014
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Al-Aksa Imam says Arab legions will liberate Safed, Haifa, Beit Shean & Jaffa

The Al-Aksa mosque incitement isn’t new, and has been involved with promoting extreme rhetoric in the past, once calling for the destruction of UK, France, & US.

By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON
 

 

Al-Aksa Mosque Imam Raed Al-Daan said at an Islamic conference in Milan, Italy that the Arab armies would liberate Haifa, Safed, Jaffa, Lod, and Beit Shean.

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al Aksa Mosque –  Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons

“We will return to the sea of Jaffa, to the sands of Haifa, to the palm trees of Beit Shean, and to the hills of Lod and Ramle. We in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque await the legions of the conquerors. Continue Reading »

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| October 6, 2012
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Mahmoud Abbas: Israel blackmailing PA with the Palestinian prisoner issue

PA president accuses Israel of exploiting the suffering of Palestinian prisoners jailed before 1993 Oslo Accords.

Responding to Friday’s Temple Mount riots, Abbas accused Israel of launching “fierce assault” on al-Aksa Mosque.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, HERB KEINON

 

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday accused Israel of “blackmailing” the PA leadership on the issue of Palestinian prisoners.

He also called for an emergency meeting of Islamic countries to discuss Israeli “aggression” against the Aksa Mosque in Jerusalem.

PA President Mahmoud Abbas at the UN - Photo: Scott Eells/Bloomberg

President Mahmoud Abbas at the UN – Photo: Scott Eells/Bloomberg

Abbas said that Israel has agreed to the gradual release of only a limited number of prisoners who were jailed before the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993. Continue Reading »

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