Israeli Police Stop Muslim Prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque
3rd Holy Mosque of Islam Under Israeli Control
RAMALLAH - West Bank:-- Friday April 17, 2009
Israeli police yesterday forbid the Arab Palestinian Muslims from preforming
their prayes or enter the 3rd holy mosque of Islam -- Al Aqsa. This is the
third holy mosque of Islam for Muslims everywhere. Access has been almost
impossible since the ban went into action.
One reason given by the Israelis is they feared an outbreak of protesting and
fighting in the streets because of a plan for Jewish extremists gaining access
to the location for their prayers.
Police blocked the entrance to the complex fearing the possibility of rioting,
but the extermists of the right-wing Jewish activists who had been threatening
to come to the holy site never showed up anyway.
Only the Muslim men over 50 with proper identification cards are to be allowed
access to the complex. This is due to the fear Israelis have of potential
rioting of the Muslims due to the intrusion of the Jews on their holy property.
The age for women was not subject to restrictions. However, hundreds of Muslim
worshippers held ...
....a demonstration outside Jerusalem’s Old City to protest the Israeli
decision.
Ahmad Tibi, Arab member of Israeli Knesset belonging to United Arab Party
criticized the police decision to ban Muslim worshippers.
“This decision harms freedom of worship, and it is actually the entrance of the
rightist pyromaniacs that should be banned — not the entrance of Muslims,” he
said. “The Al-Aqsa Mosque is in our blood; we will never abandon it,” said
Sheikh Kamal Khateeb, vice chairman of the Islamic Movement. The spokesman for
the northern branch of the Islamic Movement, Zahi Njaidat, said that the aim of
the demonstration was to prevent “radical right-wing groups” from “gaining
control” of Al-Aqsa.
“There are radical groups which called for the masses to come and Judaize this
place. We have come to tell them that we are at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and they
cannot change this,” Najidat said.
Extreme right-wing Jewish groups had pasted posters in recent days “calling on
the masses to arrive at the Al-Aqsa” on the day after Jewish Passover holiday,
in order “to Judaize the holiest place in the world, which is being shamefully
desecrated.”
Shima Derus
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Israel Does Not Allow Salat for Arab Muslims at the 3rd Holy Mosque of Muslims
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