Palestinian Figures Hold News Conference On Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem

Al-Quds, 21 Rajab 1437/29 April 2015 (MINA) – Noted Palestinian religious and official figures on Thursday held a news conference to highlight Israel’s escalation of its violations against the Aqsa Mosque.

The participants in the conference underlined the Israeli violations against the Aqsa Mosque during the last two weeks, especially the Jewish settlers’ mass break-ins at the Aqsa Mosque and their attempts to perform rituals in its courtyards, The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

Preacher of the Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Ikrima Sabri told journalists that the Israeli occupation state confirmed in the recent week that it would remain persistent in its violations against the Aqsa Mosque.
“These violations have escalated, and what calls attention is that the settlers videotaped their break-ins, broadcast them through the Internet and encouraged the Jews around the world to come to Palestine,” Sheikh Sabri stated.

He condemned the Israeli measures in Jerusalem and at the Aqsa Mosque as “provocative to the feelings of all Muslims,” pointing out that the Israeli occupation does not care about the consequences of its actions or any angry reactions or condemnation statements.
“We regret that Arab and Islamic organizations like the Arab League have referred the issue of Jerusalem and the Aqsa Mosque to the Security Council or the UN, and this reflects the weakness of Arabs and their impotence to solve their own problems,” the Sheikh added.

For his part, lawyer and presidential adviser Ahmed al-Ruwaidi has called for ending the national division and come together for Jerusalem and the Aqsa Mosque.

“The settlers have continued to attempt to perform Talmudic prayers inside the Aqsa Mosque, and if anyone of the murabiṭun and mosque guards confronted that, the detention policy would be applied against them, unlike the settlers who are only escorted by the occupation police out of the Aqsa Mosque,” Ruwaidi stated.

He emphasized that the native people of Jerusalem would never allow Israel to divide the Aqsa Mosque temporally or spatially, describing the Mosque as “part of the Muslims’ faith.” (T/P008/R03)
Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)