ISRAELI FORCES BAN WOMAN FROM AL-AQSA, EXTEND THE REMAND OF 3 MEN

Al-Quds, 28 Jumadil Awwal 1436/19 March 2015 (MINA) – Israeli police banned a Palestinian citizen of Israel Tuesday from entering the Al-Aqsa compound for 15 days, and extended the remand of three young men.

Abeer Bashir from Kabol in northern Israel was banned from al-Aqsa for 15 days and signed a third party bail of 5000 shekels ($1250), said lawyer Ramzi Kteilat of Qudsuna Human Rights Organization.

He added that Israeli police also extended the remand of Mohammad Deeb from al-Jadida, Mustafa Mwasif from Tamra, and Shadi Sha’abneh from Akko, who were accused of assaulting a police officer and causing riot, Ma’an News Agency quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

An Israeli police spokesperson did not immediately respond when Ma’an called for further information on Tuesday’s incidents.

Israeli forces routinely prevent Palestinians from entering the Al-Aqsa compound, which sits just above the Western Wall plaza and houses both the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa mosque, and is the third holiest site in Islam.

It is also venerated as Judaism’s most holy place as it sits where Jews believe the First and Second Temples once stood. The Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.

Because of the sensitive nature of the Al-Aqsa compound, Israel maintains a compromise with the Islamic trust that controls it to not allow non-Muslim prayers in the area. Israeli forces regularly escort Jewish visitors to the site, leading to tension with Palestinian worshipers.

Al-Aqsa is located in East Jerusalem, a part of the internationally recognized Palestinian territories that have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967. (T/R05/R03)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)