UAE CALLS ON ALL COUNTRIES TO SUE ISRAEL FOR VIOLATIONS IN AL AQSA

United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and his counterpart Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi in Jakarta, Tuesday (4/11). Photo: Rina/MINA" width="348" height="241" /> The UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and his Indonesian counterpart, Retno LP Marsudi at the Press Conference in Jakarta, Tuesday. (4/11). Photo: Rina/MINA

Jakarta, 11 Muharram 1436/4 November 2014 (MINA)  – The United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan called on all countries around the world to sue and challenge Israel for violations in occupied East Jerusalem following its decision to close Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

“Let’s challenge the Israeli government, making sure it wouldn’t continue,”  Al-Nahyan said in a press conference after a bilateral meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi  in Jakarta, Tuesday.

Abdullah said the ban on Muslim worshipers and the Palestinian civilians from entering  the Al-Aqsa Mosque is totally unacceptable, and the obligations of the world including the United Nations to stop Israeli violations in occupied East Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

“This is absolutely unacceptable, the UN  has obligation to stop such undermining acts against Islamic  heritages in the area,” he stressed.

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Israel continues to impose restrictions on Palestinians to enter Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Monday, closing most of  its gates and rejected of men under 50 years old to enter.

Director of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani, told Ma’an News Agency yesterday that the Hatta Gate, Lions Gate, Council Gate and Chain Gate were open, while the other gates remain closed. (L/R04/P3)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)

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