31 jan 2015
The Hebrew weekly newspaper Kol Ha’ir disclosed on Friday that the Israeli municipality in Jerusalem has prepared a renovation project for one of the eight gates of the Old City. Palestinians believe it is for Judaization purposes.
The Hebrew newspaper said the municipality will renovate the section called “The New Gate” with a budget of ten millions of Israeli New Shekels. The project will be finished by 2016.
Kol Ha’ir stated that working on the project will begin in the next few weeks. The project aims to renovate and reconstruct the old structures of the city at a large scale, turning the place into a commercial and tourist attraction.
However, Palestinians perceive this project as a step within a series of procedures aiming at Judaizing Jerusalem and wiping out its Arab and Islamic landmarks.
The New Gate is one of the open gates of Jerusalem in the Old City wall.
The Hebrew newspaper said the municipality will renovate the section called “The New Gate” with a budget of ten millions of Israeli New Shekels. The project will be finished by 2016.
Kol Ha’ir stated that working on the project will begin in the next few weeks. The project aims to renovate and reconstruct the old structures of the city at a large scale, turning the place into a commercial and tourist attraction.
However, Palestinians perceive this project as a step within a series of procedures aiming at Judaizing Jerusalem and wiping out its Arab and Islamic landmarks.
The New Gate is one of the open gates of Jerusalem in the Old City wall.
30 jan 2015
The Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage Thursday called on the Muslim masses to intensify their presence in the holy Aqsa Mosque.
The Aqsa Foundation warned in a statement of Israeli plans targeting the Mosque and protecting its desecration by the Jews.
The statement also warned of Israeli politicians' use of the Mosque as a bargaining chip for the coming Knesset election to be held on March to make pledges to allow the Jews to pray at the Mosque or build the alleged temple mount in its place.
The Aqsa Foundation warned in a statement of Israeli plans targeting the Mosque and protecting its desecration by the Jews.
The statement also warned of Israeli politicians' use of the Mosque as a bargaining chip for the coming Knesset election to be held on March to make pledges to allow the Jews to pray at the Mosque or build the alleged temple mount in its place.
29 jan 2015
A consortium of Israel’s alleged temple mount organizations announced the launch of a new instructive course to edify Jewish women on the history of the alleged temple and current bids to construct it on the ruins of Muslims’ al-Aqsa Mosque.
A number of fanatic female Jews, active in the propaganda of the alleged temple, are expected to join the course, set to be delivered by Rivka Shimo in the illegal Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba, south of the West Bank city of al-Khalil.
The syllabus is said to include a series of instructions and sermons, “half-truths” some historiographers would say, on the fake saga of the temple mount across various historical epochs.
A series of presentations on the rite of offering sacrifices to the mount on such occasions as childbirth, is set to be disseminated in the mystical curriculum, entitled “The Women and the Mount.”
The Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage, meanwhile, warned, in a press statement Wednesday, of the striking upsurge in such Judaization plots fostered by simmering calls to set Israel’s alleged holy shrine on the to-be wrecks of Muslims’ al-Aqsa Mosque.
The foundation further sounded alarm bells over Israeli intents to mobilize Jews’ back up of such Judaization schemes by appealing to both secular laics and fanatic devotees.
A number of fanatic female Jews, active in the propaganda of the alleged temple, are expected to join the course, set to be delivered by Rivka Shimo in the illegal Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba, south of the West Bank city of al-Khalil.
The syllabus is said to include a series of instructions and sermons, “half-truths” some historiographers would say, on the fake saga of the temple mount across various historical epochs.
A series of presentations on the rite of offering sacrifices to the mount on such occasions as childbirth, is set to be disseminated in the mystical curriculum, entitled “The Women and the Mount.”
The Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage, meanwhile, warned, in a press statement Wednesday, of the striking upsurge in such Judaization plots fostered by simmering calls to set Israel’s alleged holy shrine on the to-be wrecks of Muslims’ al-Aqsa Mosque.
The foundation further sounded alarm bells over Israeli intents to mobilize Jews’ back up of such Judaization schemes by appealing to both secular laics and fanatic devotees.
Head of the Islamic Movement in the 1948 Occupied Palestine, Sheikh Raed Salah, warned of an Israeli sacrilegious plan targeting Muslims’ holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
Speaking to al-Aqsa TV Channel Wednesday night, Sheikh Salah said an Israeli “bombshell” is expected to hit holy al-Aqsa Mosque, in reference to mounting Israeli calls to put an earlier Judaization plan into effect.
“But the life-span of the Israeli occupation is certainly too short to make such fantasies come true,” he said.
In Salah’s terms a simmering tension is to rock the region in the near future due to the bitter rivalry set to be revived by the Israeli electoral race.
Palestinians will stand firm against any projected conspiracy, he vowed.
The Islamic leader described a recent visit paid by the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to holy al-Aqsa Mosque a “slip-up” that only nurtures the seeds of the plots weaved by the Israeli occupation.
He further warned that the Israeli occupation has recently closed down four institutions and banished over 1,000 Palestinians from al-Aqsa Mosque on charges of supporting Occupied Jerusalem and the holy compound.
Speaking to al-Aqsa TV Channel Wednesday night, Sheikh Salah said an Israeli “bombshell” is expected to hit holy al-Aqsa Mosque, in reference to mounting Israeli calls to put an earlier Judaization plan into effect.
“But the life-span of the Israeli occupation is certainly too short to make such fantasies come true,” he said.
In Salah’s terms a simmering tension is to rock the region in the near future due to the bitter rivalry set to be revived by the Israeli electoral race.
Palestinians will stand firm against any projected conspiracy, he vowed.
The Islamic leader described a recent visit paid by the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to holy al-Aqsa Mosque a “slip-up” that only nurtures the seeds of the plots weaved by the Israeli occupation.
He further warned that the Israeli occupation has recently closed down four institutions and banished over 1,000 Palestinians from al-Aqsa Mosque on charges of supporting Occupied Jerusalem and the holy compound.
28 jan 2015
Israel is exploiting its upcoming elections in order to Judaise Jerusalem's al Aqsa mosque, said the Islamic-Christian Commission in Support of Jerusalem and the Holy Sites.
Dr. Hanna Issa, secretary-general of the Commission, issued a statement noting that all Israeli Zionist parties, even those of the so-called left, support attacks against al Aqsa mosque and a change of the status quo. The Jewish Home party has declared the “Temple Mount” as the most sacred site for Jews throughout the world, while the newly formed Kulanu leader, Moshe Kahlon, has stated that “Our party supports the absolute unity of Jerusalem in any future political framework agreement.
The Old City in Jerusalem will be under Israeli sovereignty. The “leftist” Zionist party Meretz has also come out in support of the right of Jews to pray in the Temple Mount.
The Commission urged the international community, and in particular the Arab states, to act in order to halt Israel's gross violations of Palestinian rights, adding that the failure to take action serves to perpetuate the Israeli authorities' violation of the sanctity of al Aqsa.
Dr. Hanna Issa, secretary-general of the Commission, issued a statement noting that all Israeli Zionist parties, even those of the so-called left, support attacks against al Aqsa mosque and a change of the status quo. The Jewish Home party has declared the “Temple Mount” as the most sacred site for Jews throughout the world, while the newly formed Kulanu leader, Moshe Kahlon, has stated that “Our party supports the absolute unity of Jerusalem in any future political framework agreement.
The Old City in Jerusalem will be under Israeli sovereignty. The “leftist” Zionist party Meretz has also come out in support of the right of Jews to pray in the Temple Mount.
The Commission urged the international community, and in particular the Arab states, to act in order to halt Israel's gross violations of Palestinian rights, adding that the failure to take action serves to perpetuate the Israeli authorities' violation of the sanctity of al Aqsa.
27 jan 2015
Extremist Jewish group of settlers stormed Tuesday morning the Aqsa Mosque under heavy police protection.
Eyewitnesses said the settlers toured the plazas of the holy Mosque while listening to Talmudic explanations.
Israeli policemen continue to hold the identity cards of some Jerusalemite women amid tight security measures.
Eyewitnesses said the settlers toured the plazas of the holy Mosque while listening to Talmudic explanations.
Israeli policemen continue to hold the identity cards of some Jerusalemite women amid tight security measures.
Hundreds of Jewish settlers stormed Yusuf tomb to the east of Nablus city at dawn Tuesday amidst heavy Israeli military escort.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that dozens of Israeli troops broke into the city after midnight to provide protection for the settlers who arrived shortly afterwards, at dawn Tuesday, in a number of buses to perform Talmudic rituals in the shrine.
The sources said that soldiers patrolled the streets of nearby Balata refugee camp and turned some homes into military checkpoints to protect the settlers after blowing up their doors.
The settlers' break-in into Yusuf tomb came one day after storming Awarta town east of Nablus, under the pretext of performing religious rituals.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that dozens of Israeli troops broke into the city after midnight to provide protection for the settlers who arrived shortly afterwards, at dawn Tuesday, in a number of buses to perform Talmudic rituals in the shrine.
The sources said that soldiers patrolled the streets of nearby Balata refugee camp and turned some homes into military checkpoints to protect the settlers after blowing up their doors.
The settlers' break-in into Yusuf tomb came one day after storming Awarta town east of Nablus, under the pretext of performing religious rituals.
26 jan 2015
Dozens of Jewish settlers escorted by troops on Monday morning stormed Awarta village, south of Nablus city, and performed rituals at Islamic sites.
Palestinian activist Abdul-Salam Awad told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that scores of Israeli soldiers and policemen were deployed in different areas of the village, especially near the cemetery, to secure the entry of Jewish settlers.
Awad said that loud ritual hymns and cries of settlers were heard throughout the village, noting that the troops were firing stun grenades and flares randomly as they were guarding the settlers.
Groups of extremist Jewish settlers enter the village every once in a while to perform prayers at Muslim religious figures ' tombs thinking they are Jewish shrines.
Palestinian activist Abdul-Salam Awad told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that scores of Israeli soldiers and policemen were deployed in different areas of the village, especially near the cemetery, to secure the entry of Jewish settlers.
Awad said that loud ritual hymns and cries of settlers were heard throughout the village, noting that the troops were firing stun grenades and flares randomly as they were guarding the settlers.
Groups of extremist Jewish settlers enter the village every once in a while to perform prayers at Muslim religious figures ' tombs thinking they are Jewish shrines.
22 jan 2015
The Palestinian Supreme Muslim Council warned of the possibility of the eruption of a religious war in Middle East as well as all over the world.
The council said, in a statement on Thursday, that the Jewish settlers have been assaulting the Palestinian holy places by various methods. The latest was flying two small drones above the Aqsa Mosque.
The council added the Israeli occupation authorities have been providing protection for Jewish settlers who continuously practice violence against the holy Mosque and the Palestinian people.
The council blamed the Israeli occupation for its provocative practices to the feelings of millions of Muslims around the world.
In the same context, the council condemned publishing of offensive cartoons to Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be upon Him) by foreign media, saying such actions heighten tensions all over the world and incite hatred.
The Supreme Council demanded criminalizing and holding accountable those who offend the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
Referring to the killing of two Palestinians, Sami al-Jaar and Sami al-Zayadneh, at the hands of Israeli security forces, the statement condemned the killing of innocent people.
The Council also warned of the Israeli violent policy against the Jerusalemite people including demolition of houses and imposition of expensive fines, calling on Muslims to support steadfastness of the Jerusalemites.
The council also praised the decision of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to open a preliminary investigation into the crimes of the Israeli occupation against Palestinians.
The council said, in a statement on Thursday, that the Jewish settlers have been assaulting the Palestinian holy places by various methods. The latest was flying two small drones above the Aqsa Mosque.
The council added the Israeli occupation authorities have been providing protection for Jewish settlers who continuously practice violence against the holy Mosque and the Palestinian people.
The council blamed the Israeli occupation for its provocative practices to the feelings of millions of Muslims around the world.
In the same context, the council condemned publishing of offensive cartoons to Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be upon Him) by foreign media, saying such actions heighten tensions all over the world and incite hatred.
The Supreme Council demanded criminalizing and holding accountable those who offend the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
Referring to the killing of two Palestinians, Sami al-Jaar and Sami al-Zayadneh, at the hands of Israeli security forces, the statement condemned the killing of innocent people.
The Council also warned of the Israeli violent policy against the Jerusalemite people including demolition of houses and imposition of expensive fines, calling on Muslims to support steadfastness of the Jerusalemites.
The council also praised the decision of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to open a preliminary investigation into the crimes of the Israeli occupation against Palestinians.
The Israeli Authorities decided, on
Thursday evening, to deny access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied
Jerusalem, to three women and one girl for a period of 15 days.
Earlier on Thursday, the Israeli army kidnapped Amani Tawil, Nour Abu Sneina, Bara’ an-Natsha, 17, Abeer Odah and Hoor ‘Abdin, 14 years of age, near the main gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, for what the soldiers said “chanting Allahu Akbar” (God Is Greater), while scores of Israeli fanatics stormed the mosque’s yards.
All, except for ‘Abeer, have been released after receiving the official orders forcing them away from the mosque for 15 days, while ‘Abeer remained under interrogation without the right to legal representation.
Three of them have been detained, along with two other women, on Monday, and were released after several hours of interrogation.
On Monday, the Police detained Bara an-Natsha along with Hiba al-Husseini, 28, Safa’ Seyaj, 26, Jumana Abu ‘Arafa, 23, and Ansam Moghrabi, 17, and released them after interrogating them for several hours.
Israeli policemen arrest a woman and a minor in Jerusalem
Israeli Police arrested at noon Thursday two Jerusalemite females including a child at exit gates of the holy Aqsa Mosque.
The media coordinator at Department of Islamic Awqaf in Jerusalem Firas al-Debes said, in a statement, the Israeli Police detained a woman called Noor Abu Snaineh and a 14-year-old girl called Hoor Abdin.
He added both were arrested at two exit gates of the Mosque before being taken to Qeshele Police station for investigation.
Meanwhile, a group of extremist Jews stormed the Aqsa Mosque from the Magharebah gate under the protection of Israeli special police units. The settlers toured the Mosque’s plazas before going out through Silsilah gate, he said.
Debes pointed out that the worshipers confronted, with chants of Allahu Akbar, the settlers who tried to provoke women inside the Mosque.
He added the Israeli policemen stationed at the Mosque’s gates were confiscating the identity cards of some worshipers.
Earlier on Thursday, the Israeli army kidnapped Amani Tawil, Nour Abu Sneina, Bara’ an-Natsha, 17, Abeer Odah and Hoor ‘Abdin, 14 years of age, near the main gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, for what the soldiers said “chanting Allahu Akbar” (God Is Greater), while scores of Israeli fanatics stormed the mosque’s yards.
All, except for ‘Abeer, have been released after receiving the official orders forcing them away from the mosque for 15 days, while ‘Abeer remained under interrogation without the right to legal representation.
Three of them have been detained, along with two other women, on Monday, and were released after several hours of interrogation.
On Monday, the Police detained Bara an-Natsha along with Hiba al-Husseini, 28, Safa’ Seyaj, 26, Jumana Abu ‘Arafa, 23, and Ansam Moghrabi, 17, and released them after interrogating them for several hours.
Israeli policemen arrest a woman and a minor in Jerusalem
Israeli Police arrested at noon Thursday two Jerusalemite females including a child at exit gates of the holy Aqsa Mosque.
The media coordinator at Department of Islamic Awqaf in Jerusalem Firas al-Debes said, in a statement, the Israeli Police detained a woman called Noor Abu Snaineh and a 14-year-old girl called Hoor Abdin.
He added both were arrested at two exit gates of the Mosque before being taken to Qeshele Police station for investigation.
Meanwhile, a group of extremist Jews stormed the Aqsa Mosque from the Magharebah gate under the protection of Israeli special police units. The settlers toured the Mosque’s plazas before going out through Silsilah gate, he said.
Debes pointed out that the worshipers confronted, with chants of Allahu Akbar, the settlers who tried to provoke women inside the Mosque.
He added the Israeli policemen stationed at the Mosque’s gates were confiscating the identity cards of some worshipers.
21 jan 2015
Al-Aqsa Mosque guards have managed Wednesday morning to foil Israeli settlers’ attempt to storm the Dome of the Rock after breaking into al-Aqsa Mosque via Magaribeh gate under heavy police protection.
The PIC reporter quoted eyewitnesses as confirming that a group of settlers tried to perform Talmudic rituals at the Dome of the Rock, however the Mosque’s guards prevented them from reaching the area.
Israeli settlers’ break-ins are carried out on daily basis as a prelude to implementing a plan to divide al-Aqsa Mosque similarly to what happened in the Ibrahimi mosque.
The PIC reporter quoted eyewitnesses as confirming that a group of settlers tried to perform Talmudic rituals at the Dome of the Rock, however the Mosque’s guards prevented them from reaching the area.
Israeli settlers’ break-ins are carried out on daily basis as a prelude to implementing a plan to divide al-Aqsa Mosque similarly to what happened in the Ibrahimi mosque.
20 jan 2015
Dozens of Jewish settlers on Tuesday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque's courtyards under police protection.
A group of those settlers tried to enter the plateau of the Dome of the Rock in an attempt to provoke a reaction from some Muslim worshipers standing there, which prompted the latter to chant religious slogans to fend them off, the Islamic Awqaf Authority in Jerusalem reported.
The Awqaf Authority added that 55 other settlers working for the Israeli foreign affairs ministry and the Shin Bet also defiled the Mosque's courtyards in two groups.
It noted that the Israeli police confiscated the ID cards of Palestinian women at the Mosque's gates before allowing them in, affirming that they arrested one woman after she left the holy place through al-Hetta Gate.
A group of those settlers tried to enter the plateau of the Dome of the Rock in an attempt to provoke a reaction from some Muslim worshipers standing there, which prompted the latter to chant religious slogans to fend them off, the Islamic Awqaf Authority in Jerusalem reported.
The Awqaf Authority added that 55 other settlers working for the Israeli foreign affairs ministry and the Shin Bet also defiled the Mosque's courtyards in two groups.
It noted that the Israeli police confiscated the ID cards of Palestinian women at the Mosque's gates before allowing them in, affirming that they arrested one woman after she left the holy place through al-Hetta Gate.
19 jan 2015
Palestinian worshipers on Monday morning fended off an attempt by fanatic Jewish settlers to ascend to the plateau of the Dome of the Rock at the Aqsa Mosque.
Consequently, a brief scuffle happened between the Palestinian worshipers there on the one side and the settlers and policemen escorting them on the other side, especially after a settler tried to attack a Palestinian woman, one of the Mosque's guards reported.
He added the policemen threatened to arrest the Palestinian worshipers after they stood up for the settlers and prevented them from entering the plateau of the Dome of the Rock.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police continued to impose entry restrictions on Muslims at the gates of the Aqsa Mosque and allow in some of them after confiscating their ID cards.
Consequently, a brief scuffle happened between the Palestinian worshipers there on the one side and the settlers and policemen escorting them on the other side, especially after a settler tried to attack a Palestinian woman, one of the Mosque's guards reported.
He added the policemen threatened to arrest the Palestinian worshipers after they stood up for the settlers and prevented them from entering the plateau of the Dome of the Rock.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police continued to impose entry restrictions on Muslims at the gates of the Aqsa Mosque and allow in some of them after confiscating their ID cards.
18 jan 2015
Jewish extremist groups broke into the holy Aqsa Mosque under Israeli police protection on Sunday. The settlers also attempted to fly a small drone over the Mosque, twice.
Islamic Awqaf Department in Jerusalem said in a statement dozens of Jewish settlers stormed the Aqsa Mosque, from Maghareba Gate, and toured its plazas.
Thirty five agents of the Israeli Intelligence accompanied the extremist Jews, it added.
Israeli police barred Palestinian women and youths’ access into the Mosque and held their identity cards, the statement mentioned.
In the same context, the Awqaf Department said two attempts by extremist settlers to fly a small drone over the Aqsa Mosque were foiled.
Islamic Awqaf Department in Jerusalem said in a statement dozens of Jewish settlers stormed the Aqsa Mosque, from Maghareba Gate, and toured its plazas.
Thirty five agents of the Israeli Intelligence accompanied the extremist Jews, it added.
Israeli police barred Palestinian women and youths’ access into the Mosque and held their identity cards, the statement mentioned.
In the same context, the Awqaf Department said two attempts by extremist settlers to fly a small drone over the Aqsa Mosque were foiled.
17 jan 2015
Sheikh Mohamed Hussein, grand Mufti of Palestine and Jerusalem, strongly denounced the Israeli occupation authority in the holy city for banishing Palestinian worshipers from the Aqsa Mosque.
In his Friday khutba (sermon) at the Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Hussein stated that the Israeli orders that ban Palestinian men and women from praying at the Aqsa Mosque would never dissuade them from going to it to defend it.
He stressed that all Israeli attempts and plans to divide the Mosque between Muslims and Jews spatially and temporally would be doomed to failure, warning that any change happening to the Mosque would be deemed as an assault on all Muslims and wound further destabilize the regional security.
The preacher underlined that the cooperation between the Muslims would frustrate all Israeli plans aimed at imposing a new fait accompli at the Aqsa Mosque.
Following the Friday prayers at the Aqsa Mosque, thousands of Palestinian worshipers participated in a rally in its courtyards in protest at the French offensive cartoons of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.
The participants chanted slogans reflecting their anger over the French blasphemies against the Prophet of Islam and called for revolting in his support. They also torched Israeli flags and carried Islamic green and black banners.
In his Friday khutba (sermon) at the Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Hussein stated that the Israeli orders that ban Palestinian men and women from praying at the Aqsa Mosque would never dissuade them from going to it to defend it.
He stressed that all Israeli attempts and plans to divide the Mosque between Muslims and Jews spatially and temporally would be doomed to failure, warning that any change happening to the Mosque would be deemed as an assault on all Muslims and wound further destabilize the regional security.
The preacher underlined that the cooperation between the Muslims would frustrate all Israeli plans aimed at imposing a new fait accompli at the Aqsa Mosque.
Following the Friday prayers at the Aqsa Mosque, thousands of Palestinian worshipers participated in a rally in its courtyards in protest at the French offensive cartoons of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.
The participants chanted slogans reflecting their anger over the French blasphemies against the Prophet of Islam and called for revolting in his support. They also torched Israeli flags and carried Islamic green and black banners.
15 jan 2015
Israeli Jewish settlers along with pressmen stormed on Thursday the plazas of the Aqsa Mosque under police protection.
Media Coordinator of Endowments Department in Jerusalem Feras al-Debes said, in a statement, two settlers accompanied by five pressmen of Israeli TV Channel 10 along with one Israeli police officer broke into the Mosque and toured its vicinity.
He pointed out that the police officer insulted and cursed the Mosque guards and other Palestinians present at al-Magharibeh Gate. Dozens of Palestinians along with the guards rushed to the scene after the officer savagely assaulted Jerusalemite women.
Debes added the police officers stationed at the Gate are still holding the identity cards of those who passed through it earlier.
The holy Aqsa Mosque is exposed to almost daily incursions by Jewish extremist groups amid assaults against worshipers especially women.
Media Coordinator of Endowments Department in Jerusalem Feras al-Debes said, in a statement, two settlers accompanied by five pressmen of Israeli TV Channel 10 along with one Israeli police officer broke into the Mosque and toured its vicinity.
He pointed out that the police officer insulted and cursed the Mosque guards and other Palestinians present at al-Magharibeh Gate. Dozens of Palestinians along with the guards rushed to the scene after the officer savagely assaulted Jerusalemite women.
Debes added the police officers stationed at the Gate are still holding the identity cards of those who passed through it earlier.
The holy Aqsa Mosque is exposed to almost daily incursions by Jewish extremist groups amid assaults against worshipers especially women.