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By Abdelraouf Arnaout JERUSALEM (AA): More than 1,100 Israeli settlers forced their way into the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday, according to a Palestinian agency. In a statement, the Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department, which oversees holy sites in Jerusalem, said 1,180 settlers stormed the site and stayed there for […]

23rd Apr 2019

Palestine: Israel closes Ibrahimi mosque to Muslims for Passover

HEBRON, Palestine (AA): Israeli authorities closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron to Muslim worshippers for two days on Monday to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Passover, according to a Palestinian official. “The Israelis have notified us about the closure of the Ibrahimi Mosque as of Monday morning until Tuesday night,” […]

22nd Apr 2019

Palestine: Scores of Israelis storm Al-Aqsa compound for Passover

By Fatima Abu Sbitan JERUSALEM (AA): Scores of Jewish settlers forced their way into East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Passover. Armed Israeli soldiers and police provided protection to settlers as they provocatively toured the compound. “Israeli police allowed 167 settlers to storm the compound in celebration […]

6th Apr 2018

Palestine: Jewish settlers descend on East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque for Passover

JERUSALEM (AA) – Hundreds of Jewish settlers stormed East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Thursday, according to a Palestinian official. “Over 310 Jewish extremists backed by Israeli police officers have forced their way into the compound since morning,” Firas al-Dib, a spokesman for Jerusalem’s Jordan-run Religious Endowments Authority, told Anadolu Agency. Settlers, he said, […]

5th Apr 2018

Palestine: Over 500 Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AA) – Hundreds of Jewish settlers forced their way into East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Wednesday, according to a Palestinian official. “Over 542 Jewish extremists stormed the compound since morning,” Al-Aqsa Mosque Director Omar Kiswani told Anadolu Agency. He said the settlers broke into the compound through Al-Mugharbah gate under the protection […]

29th Mar 2018

Palestine: Palestinians urge Arabs, Muslims to safeguard Al-Aqsa Mosque

RAMALLAH (AA): Palestine’s Religious Affairs Ministry is urging Arabs and Muslims worldwide to rally to the defense of Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque amid calls by Jewish groups to visit the site — in large numbers — during the upcoming Jewish Passover holiday. In a Wednesday statement, Religious Affairs Minister Youssef Ideis called on Arab and Muslim […]

7th Apr 2017

Palestine: Israeli settlers to mark Passover by storming Al-Aqsa

JERUSALEM (AA): Dozens of extremist Jewish settlers Thursday forced their way into Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound where they performed Talmudic rituals, according to a Palestinian official. “Around 48 extremist settlers — backed by Israeli police — stormed the mosque compound through the Al-Mugharbeh Gate,” Firas al-Dibs, a spokesman for the Jordan-run Religious Endowments Authority, told […]

30th Apr 2016

Palestine: Palestinians suffer as Israelis closes off W Bank during Passover

By Anees Barghouthi RAMALLAH, (AA): For the second time in a week, the Israeli army is imposing a “general closure” on the occupied West Bank during the ongoing Jewish holiday of Passover. According to an Israeli army statement, all checkpoints between the West Bank and Israel will be sealed off for West Bankers, expect […]

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