6 apr 2016
The Jordanian popular committee for defending the Aqsa Mosque and sacred places refused installing cameras at the Aqsa Mosque and called on the Jordanian government to cancel the project.
The Jordanian ministry of Awqaf a few days ago embarked on preparation works to install 55 cameras at the plazas of the Aqsa Mosque according to the Jordanian Minister of Awqaf Hayel Daoud.
The committee’s head Abdulla Ebaidat said, in a statement on Wednesday, that over the past few weeks, statements by Jordanian ministers were repeated that surveillance cameras will be installed at the holy site regardless of the large-scale refusal among Palestinians in general and Jerusalemites in particular as well as among large segments of Jordanian people and regardless of the risky consequences of such a move which will be used for the interest of the Israeli occupation.
The statement called for reconsidering the decision since putting cameras at the Aqsa’s plazas will allow Israelis to use them as evidence to convict Jerusalemites who defend the Aqsa Mosque from settlers' repeated incursions and attempts to perform Talmudic rituals at the holy site.
He pointed out that Israeli leaders made statements on several occasions declaring their intention to use the cameras for identifying the defenders of the Aqsa Mosque and for protecting settlers while storming the Muslims’ holy place.
Ebaidat said that Israeli leaders are keen to install the cameras before the Jewish Passover holiday, and slammed the Jordanian government for insisting to have the cameras installed before that exact time.
The Jordanian ministry of Awqaf a few days ago embarked on preparation works to install 55 cameras at the plazas of the Aqsa Mosque according to the Jordanian Minister of Awqaf Hayel Daoud.
The committee’s head Abdulla Ebaidat said, in a statement on Wednesday, that over the past few weeks, statements by Jordanian ministers were repeated that surveillance cameras will be installed at the holy site regardless of the large-scale refusal among Palestinians in general and Jerusalemites in particular as well as among large segments of Jordanian people and regardless of the risky consequences of such a move which will be used for the interest of the Israeli occupation.
The statement called for reconsidering the decision since putting cameras at the Aqsa’s plazas will allow Israelis to use them as evidence to convict Jerusalemites who defend the Aqsa Mosque from settlers' repeated incursions and attempts to perform Talmudic rituals at the holy site.
He pointed out that Israeli leaders made statements on several occasions declaring their intention to use the cameras for identifying the defenders of the Aqsa Mosque and for protecting settlers while storming the Muslims’ holy place.
Ebaidat said that Israeli leaders are keen to install the cameras before the Jewish Passover holiday, and slammed the Jordanian government for insisting to have the cameras installed before that exact time.
Israeli fanatic groups called for stepping up mass break-ins at Muslims’ the holy al-Aqsa Mosque on the occasion of the Jewish Passover holiday, at the same time as dozens of Israeli vandals stormed the holy site on Tuesday morning.
Reporting from Occupied Jerusalem, a PIC news correspondent said 42 Israeli fanatic settlers, escorted by police and army troops, broke into the holy al-Aqsa Mosque via the Maghareba Gate at the early morning hours.
Earlier, on Monday, the Israeli occupation police banned four peaceful Muslim worshipers from Occupied Jerusalem for 15 days on account of their involvement in anti-occupation activities. 29 alleged temple mount organizations also launched a media campaign calling for mass break-ins at al-Aqsa from April 24 to April 28 to mark the Jewish Passover holiday.
The groups further called Israeli fanatics to join drillings for Passover rituals and a series of Judaization rallies to mark the ceremony.
A snapshot circulated on social media network also appeared to replace the Dome of the Rock and the Islamic Crescent with the Israeli flag and the Star of David.
Meanwhile, members of the al-Aqsa supervision staff thwarted a break-in at al-Aqsa by two disguised Israeli fanatics.
Along the same line, Jordan on Tuesday submitted a letter of protest to Israeli embassy in Amman, condemning repeated Israeli raids into al-Aqsa Mosque. Jordan strongly protested the break-ins led by zealous rabbi Yehuda Glick of the ruling Likud party, and urged Israel, as the occupation power, to stop such provocations.
State Minister for Media Affairs, official government spokesman, Mohammad Momani, said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Affairs, through its close monitoring of the Israeli violations of al-Aqsa Mosque, which it considers a red line, today lodged an official protest with the Israeli embassy in Amman.
The memo, he said, held Israel, the power of occupation, fully responsible for the safety of al-Aqsa Mosque, and reiterated Jordan's condemnation and rejection of recurrent raids by Glick, an extremist Israeli rabbi who campaigns for expanding Jewish access to the Mosque compound.
He said the protest note also expressed rejection of any attempt to change the status quo at the holy compound or undermine the historic Hashemite custodianship of Islamic and Christian holy sites in East Jerusalem, demanding a halt to such provocations that took place amidst efforts to calm tensions in the holy city.
The memo urged Israel to carry out its obligations towards the holy sites under the international law and the Jordanian-Israeli peace treaty. Momani said the foreign and Awqaf (religious affairs) ministries were monitoring the situation at al-Aqsa Mosque, adding that Jordan would pursue its efforts through diplomacy and legal means to deter Israel and bring the breaches to a stop.
He urged the international community and the world’s organizations to help in this endeavor.
Reporting from Occupied Jerusalem, a PIC news correspondent said 42 Israeli fanatic settlers, escorted by police and army troops, broke into the holy al-Aqsa Mosque via the Maghareba Gate at the early morning hours.
Earlier, on Monday, the Israeli occupation police banned four peaceful Muslim worshipers from Occupied Jerusalem for 15 days on account of their involvement in anti-occupation activities. 29 alleged temple mount organizations also launched a media campaign calling for mass break-ins at al-Aqsa from April 24 to April 28 to mark the Jewish Passover holiday.
The groups further called Israeli fanatics to join drillings for Passover rituals and a series of Judaization rallies to mark the ceremony.
A snapshot circulated on social media network also appeared to replace the Dome of the Rock and the Islamic Crescent with the Israeli flag and the Star of David.
Meanwhile, members of the al-Aqsa supervision staff thwarted a break-in at al-Aqsa by two disguised Israeli fanatics.
Along the same line, Jordan on Tuesday submitted a letter of protest to Israeli embassy in Amman, condemning repeated Israeli raids into al-Aqsa Mosque. Jordan strongly protested the break-ins led by zealous rabbi Yehuda Glick of the ruling Likud party, and urged Israel, as the occupation power, to stop such provocations.
State Minister for Media Affairs, official government spokesman, Mohammad Momani, said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Affairs, through its close monitoring of the Israeli violations of al-Aqsa Mosque, which it considers a red line, today lodged an official protest with the Israeli embassy in Amman.
The memo, he said, held Israel, the power of occupation, fully responsible for the safety of al-Aqsa Mosque, and reiterated Jordan's condemnation and rejection of recurrent raids by Glick, an extremist Israeli rabbi who campaigns for expanding Jewish access to the Mosque compound.
He said the protest note also expressed rejection of any attempt to change the status quo at the holy compound or undermine the historic Hashemite custodianship of Islamic and Christian holy sites in East Jerusalem, demanding a halt to such provocations that took place amidst efforts to calm tensions in the holy city.
The memo urged Israel to carry out its obligations towards the holy sites under the international law and the Jordanian-Israeli peace treaty. Momani said the foreign and Awqaf (religious affairs) ministries were monitoring the situation at al-Aqsa Mosque, adding that Jordan would pursue its efforts through diplomacy and legal means to deter Israel and bring the breaches to a stop.
He urged the international community and the world’s organizations to help in this endeavor.
Archbishop Atallah Hanna slammed Tuesday the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) for publishing a guiding brochure of Occupied Jerusalem that hides Islamic and Christian holy sites.
Hanna said in a press statement the brochure includes a fake map that casts a shadow on the city’s Islamic and Christian holy sites.
The archbishop urged national institutions, Christian and Islamic, to both reveal and preserve the city’s original historical identity.
“Since the occupation of Jerusalem, Israel has been falsifying history and facts on the ground, a policy that has seen a striking surge over recent times,” Hanna warned.
He called on the tourists and pilgrims who visit the holy occupied city of Jerusalem to brush aside such erroneous brochures. “Israel has been pursuing a policy that aims to transform the anti-occupation conflict in Occupied Jerusalem into a religious one,” Hanna further noted.
“We, Jerusalemites, shall never ever surrender to such a newly-imposed fait accompli. The Israeli occupation is malevolently taking advantage of Arabs’ preoccupation with regional unrest in favor of its sacrilegious schemes in Occupied Jerusalem,” the Archbishop concluded.
Hanna said in a press statement the brochure includes a fake map that casts a shadow on the city’s Islamic and Christian holy sites.
The archbishop urged national institutions, Christian and Islamic, to both reveal and preserve the city’s original historical identity.
“Since the occupation of Jerusalem, Israel has been falsifying history and facts on the ground, a policy that has seen a striking surge over recent times,” Hanna warned.
He called on the tourists and pilgrims who visit the holy occupied city of Jerusalem to brush aside such erroneous brochures. “Israel has been pursuing a policy that aims to transform the anti-occupation conflict in Occupied Jerusalem into a religious one,” Hanna further noted.
“We, Jerusalemites, shall never ever surrender to such a newly-imposed fait accompli. The Israeli occupation is malevolently taking advantage of Arabs’ preoccupation with regional unrest in favor of its sacrilegious schemes in Occupied Jerusalem,” the Archbishop concluded.
5 apr 2016
Israeli police arrested two right-wing Jewish Israelis on Tuesday after they attempted to sneak into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound disguised as Muslims, locals and Israeli police said.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri said in a statement that midday Tuesday Israeli police officers suspected two young men approaching the King Faisal gate of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
The officers approached the two for inspection, who said they were Muslims heading to the Al-Aqsa mosque. The officers checked their identification documents to reveal that they were 21-year-old Jewish Israelis.
They were arrested and taken to al-Qishla police station in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City for questioning, al-Samri added.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which sits just above the Western Wall plaza, houses both the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa mosque.
The third holiest site in Islam, it is also venerated as Judaism's most holy place, as it sits where Jews believe the First and Second Temples once stood. The Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.
Following Israeli annexation of East Jerusalem in 1967, Israel has maintained a compromise with the Islamic trust that controls the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to not allow non-Muslim prayers in the area.
Israeli forces regularly escort Jewish visitors to the site, however, leading to tension with Palestinian worshipers.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri said in a statement that midday Tuesday Israeli police officers suspected two young men approaching the King Faisal gate of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
The officers approached the two for inspection, who said they were Muslims heading to the Al-Aqsa mosque. The officers checked their identification documents to reveal that they were 21-year-old Jewish Israelis.
They were arrested and taken to al-Qishla police station in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City for questioning, al-Samri added.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which sits just above the Western Wall plaza, houses both the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa mosque.
The third holiest site in Islam, it is also venerated as Judaism's most holy place, as it sits where Jews believe the First and Second Temples once stood. The Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.
Following Israeli annexation of East Jerusalem in 1967, Israel has maintained a compromise with the Islamic trust that controls the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to not allow non-Muslim prayers in the area.
Israeli forces regularly escort Jewish visitors to the site, however, leading to tension with Palestinian worshipers.
Fanatic Jewish rabbi Yehudah Glick expressed his happiness to desecrate the Aqsa Mosque's courtyards on Monday without any problems.
"Again today on the temple mount, I was with a group of 13 Jews being surrounded quietly by dozens of Muslims," Glick said on his Facebook page.
"Apparently, the government's decision to outlaw the Islamic Movement and send away al-Murabetoun and Murabitat from the mount has given us more freedom," he added.
"The Muslims are seemingly starting to get used to such natural scenes," he said.
The Israeli police threatened yesterday to arrest and impose an entry ban on anyone who get near Glick and his companions during their presence at the Aqsa Mosque.
Glick is one of the most extreme right-wing Jewish figures who advocates the desecration of the Aqsa Mosque and the building of the temple mount in its place.
"Again today on the temple mount, I was with a group of 13 Jews being surrounded quietly by dozens of Muslims," Glick said on his Facebook page.
"Apparently, the government's decision to outlaw the Islamic Movement and send away al-Murabetoun and Murabitat from the mount has given us more freedom," he added.
"The Muslims are seemingly starting to get used to such natural scenes," he said.
The Israeli police threatened yesterday to arrest and impose an entry ban on anyone who get near Glick and his companions during their presence at the Aqsa Mosque.
Glick is one of the most extreme right-wing Jewish figures who advocates the desecration of the Aqsa Mosque and the building of the temple mount in its place.
4 apr 2016
Head of the Islamic Movement in 1948 Occupied Palestine, Sheikh Raed Salah, warned of secret Israeli excavations beneath the holy al-Aqsa Mosque as part of intents to hold sway over the site.
Q-Press Media Center quoted Sheikh Salah as saying that many Israeli excavations are being carried out beneath the al-Aqsa Mosque.
“Such excavations are crimes against the al-Aqsa and they can only be stopped by ousting the Israeli occupation,” said Salah. He warned of an Israeli shift from a secret phase as regards excavations to a public and unabated stage.
“I’m most worried that the Israeli occupation authority would announce its intents publicly and think the moment has come to start the construction of the alleged temple mount on the ruins of the al-Aqsa place of worship,” Salah said.
“Never ever shall such a sacrilegious scheme see the day,” he further vowed. Israeli archaeologist Gideon Sulemani from Emek Shaveh organization also said as he commented on a documentary movie entitled “Beneath al-Aqsa” that excavations are carried out along the Wadi Helweh underground tunnel and underneath al-Aqsa western wall.
“Excavations are political. Nobody knows what they have been up to there. Nobody talks about it either. They are just doing what they see is fit for them,” the archaeologist added. “
The situation is alarming ... for the site is very old and there is a possibility that new excavations will lead to the underground corners of the al-Aqsa Mosque,” Sulemani warned. A so-called “Beneath al-Aqsa” movie kept record of the striking surge in Israeli excavations beneath and near al-Aqsa, Muslims’ third holiest site.
Q-Press Media Center quoted Sheikh Salah as saying that many Israeli excavations are being carried out beneath the al-Aqsa Mosque.
“Such excavations are crimes against the al-Aqsa and they can only be stopped by ousting the Israeli occupation,” said Salah. He warned of an Israeli shift from a secret phase as regards excavations to a public and unabated stage.
“I’m most worried that the Israeli occupation authority would announce its intents publicly and think the moment has come to start the construction of the alleged temple mount on the ruins of the al-Aqsa place of worship,” Salah said.
“Never ever shall such a sacrilegious scheme see the day,” he further vowed. Israeli archaeologist Gideon Sulemani from Emek Shaveh organization also said as he commented on a documentary movie entitled “Beneath al-Aqsa” that excavations are carried out along the Wadi Helweh underground tunnel and underneath al-Aqsa western wall.
“Excavations are political. Nobody knows what they have been up to there. Nobody talks about it either. They are just doing what they see is fit for them,” the archaeologist added. “
The situation is alarming ... for the site is very old and there is a possibility that new excavations will lead to the underground corners of the al-Aqsa Mosque,” Sulemani warned. A so-called “Beneath al-Aqsa” movie kept record of the striking surge in Israeli excavations beneath and near al-Aqsa, Muslims’ third holiest site.
3 apr 2016
Israeli fanatics stormed on Sunday morning the holy al-Aqsa Mosque under a tight security shield.
Eyewitnesses said Israeli fanatics, escorted by armed officers, performed rituals and chanted racist slogans. The peaceful Muslim worshipers kept chanting “Allah is the Greatest” in protest at the assault.
The Israeli occupation police have reportedly banned Muslim women from entering the Mosque to perform their religious prayers.
Eyewitnesses said Israeli fanatics, escorted by armed officers, performed rituals and chanted racist slogans. The peaceful Muslim worshipers kept chanting “Allah is the Greatest” in protest at the assault.
The Israeli occupation police have reportedly banned Muslim women from entering the Mosque to perform their religious prayers.
Ahmad Atton, the Jerusalemite MP who was deported from Jerusalem by the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA), opined that Jerusalem is at the end of the road as a Palestinian city.
He recalled that Israel had always raised the slogan that “there is no value for Israel without Jerusalem, and there is no value for Jerusalem without the Temple”, and that it was working hard on realizing that slogan.
He said, in an exclusive interview with the Palestinian Information Center that, "the IOA has a vision, and set out Judaization programs and projects in the Holy City to achieve that vision.
The issue of Jerusalem is an agreed-upon issue among all Israeli political currents, the right wing and left wing, he said, adding, “As for the Arabs and Muslims, Jerusalem has entered a dark tunnel for lack of plans, budgets, strategies or clear vision”.
He stressed that the Arab and Islamic responses are only slogans, stressing that this position gives the IOA the green light to implement its plans on the ground.
Atton praised the role of the Arab and Islamic governments that support and take care of Jerusalem including the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, but he wondered whether this role is enough to check the Zionist practices.
He said that the IOA wanted to achieve two things in Jerusalem, the first is to send a message to the Muslims and the international community through the imposition of political sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem so as to eliminate any future solution that may contribute to the establishment of a Palestinian state, and the second is the imposition of the IOA’s changes on the ground by falsifying the history of the occupied city.
He pointed out the IOA declared that it wants its state to be a Jewish religious one, and wants Jerusalem to become its eternal capital.
Obliteration and Judaization
The Palestinian MP explained that the IOA seeks to obliterate the Islamic features of the holy city, and Judaize it completely, including the imposition of Israeli education curricula, enacting laws, and increasing settlement activity.
He described the role of the Palestinian Authority in the defense of Jerusalem as "very weak", due to the lack of plans and budgets. He asserted that there was no budget for Jerusalem with the Palestinian government, and if found it was only used for trivial purposes.
Atton said: "Arabs, Muslims and Palestinians will finally realize that they failed to protect Jerusalem and will regret it", adding that who carries the burden of defending Jerusalem are the Jerusalemites, who defend their existence, their national and Islamic identity and dignity, and the honor of the Islamic nation against the “Zionist project.”
Control and settlement
MP Atton pointed to the IOA schemes to control al-Aqsa Mosque, adding that sovereignty over the Mosque and Jerusalem is actually in the hands of the IOA. We are begging for permits to visit the Islamic and Christian holy shrines.
MP Atton mentioned some Judaization projects in Jerusalem, such as the "Kedem" settlement project near al-Aqsa Mosque, which he described as one of the most dangerous settlement projects due to its proximity of the holy site.
He pointed to the building of 67 Jewish synagogues in the Old City of Jerusalem, some of which were established on the ruins of Islamic schools. He expressed belief that the IOA targets Silwan town as it is separated from al-Aqsa by the Jerusalem wall. He pointed out that the IOA had confiscated the Umayyad palaces and ancient Islamic graves in the area.
Targeting sit-inners
The Jerusalemite MP stressed that the Israeli violations against al-Aqsa and the sit-inners in particular, and against the people of Jerusalem in general indicate that the IOA is waging an open war against the holy city and its population with the ultimate goal of emptying the city of its people.
He said that the sit-inners at al-Aqsa never raised weapons against the occupation soldiers or settlers, they only want to perform their prayers in al-Aqsa, but they are subjected to attacks and banishment.
He stressed that this Israeli practice comes in the context of attempting to divide al-Aqsa Mosque temporally and spatially.
Cameras serve the occupation only
Atton believes that the installation of surveillance cameras at al-Aqsa Mosque will only serve the IOA.
He added that the IOA will monitor, prosecute, and exile all the sit-inners and defenders of al-Aqsa Mosque, besides monitoring and reducing Palestinian activities and events inside the Mosque.
He stressed that al-Aqsa today does not need cameras in order to protect it, but instead it is in need of practical steps on the ground to curb the IOA violations and prevent incursions by settlers, "and this can only be achieved through political pressures on the occupation by the Jordanian government."
Atton pointed out that hundreds of cameras are installed inside the alleys of the Old City as well. He expressed hope that the Jordanian authorities would reconsider the issue of cameras because it would pose dangers on the worshipers.
Diplomatic action
The Jerusalemite MP said that the deported Jerusalemites MPs had tried to communicate with all the Arab and foreign diplomatic missions in Ramallah on the issue of Jerusalem, and made a request to meet with the Jordanian ambassador, but no response was received so far.
He pointed out that the Palestinian leadership is crippled by terms of the agreements which they cannot overcome, regardless of the speeches they deliver in the media about Jerusalem.
Bitter reality
He said that despite the massacres and violations committed in Palestine; however, the Arab world has become so preoccupied with its own issues, which obscured its priorities. MP Atton suggests that there should be serious Arab and Islamic action against the attacks waged by the Israeli occupation authorities on the city of Jerusalem and its holy sites.
He recalled that Israel had always raised the slogan that “there is no value for Israel without Jerusalem, and there is no value for Jerusalem without the Temple”, and that it was working hard on realizing that slogan.
He said, in an exclusive interview with the Palestinian Information Center that, "the IOA has a vision, and set out Judaization programs and projects in the Holy City to achieve that vision.
The issue of Jerusalem is an agreed-upon issue among all Israeli political currents, the right wing and left wing, he said, adding, “As for the Arabs and Muslims, Jerusalem has entered a dark tunnel for lack of plans, budgets, strategies or clear vision”.
He stressed that the Arab and Islamic responses are only slogans, stressing that this position gives the IOA the green light to implement its plans on the ground.
Atton praised the role of the Arab and Islamic governments that support and take care of Jerusalem including the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, but he wondered whether this role is enough to check the Zionist practices.
He said that the IOA wanted to achieve two things in Jerusalem, the first is to send a message to the Muslims and the international community through the imposition of political sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem so as to eliminate any future solution that may contribute to the establishment of a Palestinian state, and the second is the imposition of the IOA’s changes on the ground by falsifying the history of the occupied city.
He pointed out the IOA declared that it wants its state to be a Jewish religious one, and wants Jerusalem to become its eternal capital.
Obliteration and Judaization
The Palestinian MP explained that the IOA seeks to obliterate the Islamic features of the holy city, and Judaize it completely, including the imposition of Israeli education curricula, enacting laws, and increasing settlement activity.
He described the role of the Palestinian Authority in the defense of Jerusalem as "very weak", due to the lack of plans and budgets. He asserted that there was no budget for Jerusalem with the Palestinian government, and if found it was only used for trivial purposes.
Atton said: "Arabs, Muslims and Palestinians will finally realize that they failed to protect Jerusalem and will regret it", adding that who carries the burden of defending Jerusalem are the Jerusalemites, who defend their existence, their national and Islamic identity and dignity, and the honor of the Islamic nation against the “Zionist project.”
Control and settlement
MP Atton pointed to the IOA schemes to control al-Aqsa Mosque, adding that sovereignty over the Mosque and Jerusalem is actually in the hands of the IOA. We are begging for permits to visit the Islamic and Christian holy shrines.
MP Atton mentioned some Judaization projects in Jerusalem, such as the "Kedem" settlement project near al-Aqsa Mosque, which he described as one of the most dangerous settlement projects due to its proximity of the holy site.
He pointed to the building of 67 Jewish synagogues in the Old City of Jerusalem, some of which were established on the ruins of Islamic schools. He expressed belief that the IOA targets Silwan town as it is separated from al-Aqsa by the Jerusalem wall. He pointed out that the IOA had confiscated the Umayyad palaces and ancient Islamic graves in the area.
Targeting sit-inners
The Jerusalemite MP stressed that the Israeli violations against al-Aqsa and the sit-inners in particular, and against the people of Jerusalem in general indicate that the IOA is waging an open war against the holy city and its population with the ultimate goal of emptying the city of its people.
He said that the sit-inners at al-Aqsa never raised weapons against the occupation soldiers or settlers, they only want to perform their prayers in al-Aqsa, but they are subjected to attacks and banishment.
He stressed that this Israeli practice comes in the context of attempting to divide al-Aqsa Mosque temporally and spatially.
Cameras serve the occupation only
Atton believes that the installation of surveillance cameras at al-Aqsa Mosque will only serve the IOA.
He added that the IOA will monitor, prosecute, and exile all the sit-inners and defenders of al-Aqsa Mosque, besides monitoring and reducing Palestinian activities and events inside the Mosque.
He stressed that al-Aqsa today does not need cameras in order to protect it, but instead it is in need of practical steps on the ground to curb the IOA violations and prevent incursions by settlers, "and this can only be achieved through political pressures on the occupation by the Jordanian government."
Atton pointed out that hundreds of cameras are installed inside the alleys of the Old City as well. He expressed hope that the Jordanian authorities would reconsider the issue of cameras because it would pose dangers on the worshipers.
Diplomatic action
The Jerusalemite MP said that the deported Jerusalemites MPs had tried to communicate with all the Arab and foreign diplomatic missions in Ramallah on the issue of Jerusalem, and made a request to meet with the Jordanian ambassador, but no response was received so far.
He pointed out that the Palestinian leadership is crippled by terms of the agreements which they cannot overcome, regardless of the speeches they deliver in the media about Jerusalem.
Bitter reality
He said that despite the massacres and violations committed in Palestine; however, the Arab world has become so preoccupied with its own issues, which obscured its priorities. MP Atton suggests that there should be serious Arab and Islamic action against the attacks waged by the Israeli occupation authorities on the city of Jerusalem and its holy sites.
2 apr 2016
Jordan has begun preparations to install 55 cameras at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, after months of contentious arguments over their installation appeared to be resolved.
Jordanian Minister of Endowment Hayil Daoud told the Jordanian al-Ghad newspaper Saturday that the ministry had reviewed all technical procedures before preparing the infrastructure for the installation.
The cameras are expected to be mounted on walls around the compound in order to document violations and raids carried out by the Israeli authorities, Daoud said.
The minister said the cameras would help Jordan politically, diplomatically and legally by providing material documentation of Israeli violations that could potentially be presented in court.
The cameras -- which will roll 24 hours a day seven days a week -- are expected to be fully controlled and monitored by the ministry, Dauod said, adding that the project was being implemented with the cooperation of Palestinian leadership.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas late last month met with Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in Amman, where he said he supported any decisions Jordan made with regard to Al-Aqsa and the installation of cameras in particular.
Surveillance cameras in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound have been the subject of tense discussions between Israel and Jordan, the official custodian of Muslim holy sites in occupied East Jerusalem, for months.
In October, Israel and Jordan, under mediation by the United States, agreed to install surveillance cameras across the mosque compound in a bid to ease tensions that began across the occupied Palestinian territories around that time.
Tensions were triggered in part by increased visitation to the holy site by far-right extremists accompanied by armed Israeli forces. Such visits often coincide with prevention of Palestinian access to the site.
Israeli police prevented the Islamic Endowment that runs the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound from installing surveillance cameras around the holy site later that month, claiming that an official agreement concerning their installation had not yet been reached.
The installation of the cameras has raised major concern among a number of Palestinians that the Israeli authorities -- who will also have access to the surveillance footage -- will use the cameras against Palestinians.
In October, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki called the plan “a new trap” to identify and detain worshippers at Al-Aqsa Israel believes to be “inciting” against it.
Palestinian Knesset member Basel Ghattas of the Arab Joint List also opposed the decision, saying it was made with the intention of securing Israeli control over the holy site.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound lies under Israeli military occupation, and while control of the mosque officially falls under Jordanian guardianship, Palestinians fear that increased presence of Israeli security forces around the site marks a potential move by Israel to renege on past agreements for the holy site.
Jordanian Minister of Endowment Hayil Daoud told the Jordanian al-Ghad newspaper Saturday that the ministry had reviewed all technical procedures before preparing the infrastructure for the installation.
The cameras are expected to be mounted on walls around the compound in order to document violations and raids carried out by the Israeli authorities, Daoud said.
The minister said the cameras would help Jordan politically, diplomatically and legally by providing material documentation of Israeli violations that could potentially be presented in court.
The cameras -- which will roll 24 hours a day seven days a week -- are expected to be fully controlled and monitored by the ministry, Dauod said, adding that the project was being implemented with the cooperation of Palestinian leadership.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas late last month met with Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in Amman, where he said he supported any decisions Jordan made with regard to Al-Aqsa and the installation of cameras in particular.
Surveillance cameras in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound have been the subject of tense discussions between Israel and Jordan, the official custodian of Muslim holy sites in occupied East Jerusalem, for months.
In October, Israel and Jordan, under mediation by the United States, agreed to install surveillance cameras across the mosque compound in a bid to ease tensions that began across the occupied Palestinian territories around that time.
Tensions were triggered in part by increased visitation to the holy site by far-right extremists accompanied by armed Israeli forces. Such visits often coincide with prevention of Palestinian access to the site.
Israeli police prevented the Islamic Endowment that runs the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound from installing surveillance cameras around the holy site later that month, claiming that an official agreement concerning their installation had not yet been reached.
The installation of the cameras has raised major concern among a number of Palestinians that the Israeli authorities -- who will also have access to the surveillance footage -- will use the cameras against Palestinians.
In October, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki called the plan “a new trap” to identify and detain worshippers at Al-Aqsa Israel believes to be “inciting” against it.
Palestinian Knesset member Basel Ghattas of the Arab Joint List also opposed the decision, saying it was made with the intention of securing Israeli control over the holy site.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound lies under Israeli military occupation, and while control of the mosque officially falls under Jordanian guardianship, Palestinians fear that increased presence of Israeli security forces around the site marks a potential move by Israel to renege on past agreements for the holy site.
The Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) started implementing a new settlement plan that includes building 1,800 housing units in four illegal settlements east of occupied Jerusalem, Iroshalim weekly newspaper revealed Friday.
The paper said that the Israeli municipality allocated nine million shekels for the construction of 1,600 new housing units in clear challenge to the US administration that declared its rejection of the settlement plan nearly six years ago.
US Vice President Joe Biden visited Tel Aviv in 2010 to activate the peace process between Palestinians and Israelis.
During his visit, the Planning and Construction Committee in occupied Jerusalem announced plans to build 1,600 housing units. Biden had expressed then his country’s rejection of the settlement plan causing a media and diplomatic row over the issue.
The plan was frozen over the past six years to be revived recently as “a political reaction to the ongoing Jerusalem Intifada,” according to the paper.
On the other hand, the Israeli Kol Ha'ir newspaper revealed that Euro Israel Company has sold, during February, 12 housing units under construction in Nabi Yacob settlement north of occupied Jerusalem.
Nabi Yacob settlement project includes the reconstruction of four nine-storey buildings which consist of 78 new housing units, according to the paper.
Iroshalim also revealed that the Israeli municipality’s Finance Committee allocated last week 17 million shekels to develop the industrial zone of Atarot northeast of the occupied city.
The paper said that the Israeli municipality allocated nine million shekels for the construction of 1,600 new housing units in clear challenge to the US administration that declared its rejection of the settlement plan nearly six years ago.
US Vice President Joe Biden visited Tel Aviv in 2010 to activate the peace process between Palestinians and Israelis.
During his visit, the Planning and Construction Committee in occupied Jerusalem announced plans to build 1,600 housing units. Biden had expressed then his country’s rejection of the settlement plan causing a media and diplomatic row over the issue.
The plan was frozen over the past six years to be revived recently as “a political reaction to the ongoing Jerusalem Intifada,” according to the paper.
On the other hand, the Israeli Kol Ha'ir newspaper revealed that Euro Israel Company has sold, during February, 12 housing units under construction in Nabi Yacob settlement north of occupied Jerusalem.
Nabi Yacob settlement project includes the reconstruction of four nine-storey buildings which consist of 78 new housing units, according to the paper.
Iroshalim also revealed that the Israeli municipality’s Finance Committee allocated last week 17 million shekels to develop the industrial zone of Atarot northeast of the occupied city.
Union Temple organizations announced its intention to provide what is called the "Passover Qorbanot" inside al-Aqsa Mosque, on April 22nd.
The Hebrew Passover holiday is on the twenty-third of the same month. Head of the union of the (alleged) temple organizations (consisting of 29 organizations) lawyer Aviad Vesely called on the Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to work with his ministers and the Israeli institutions to provide the atmosphere and arrangements needed to organize this celebration inside al-Aqsa Mosque.
According to the letter, the extremist organizations are seeking to organize the ritual of providing Passover offerings in al-Aqsa Mosque in the area south east of the Dome of the Rock mosque. Wesley said in his letter that the Israeli government has to preserve and carry out what he called "religious rights of Jews" in al-Aqsa Mosque, "including the establishment of this important Jewish ritual."
He added that providing Passover offerings in the al-Aqsa Mosque can be achieved this year in particular, noting that the Union Temple organizations had completed the final touches and preparations for that occasion.
In the same context, the alleged temple organizations revealed that they are gearing up and preparing for "distinctive" mass break-ins this year into al-Aqsa Mosque, on the occasion of Hebrew Passover holiday, especially in the period 24th to 28th of this April (almost a full week).
It invited volunteers and tour guides to perform certain duties and to finalize the arrangements, including the distribution of leaflets, posters and gifts that support and call for incursions during the Hebrew Passover.
For its part, Women for the Temple Organization declared that it will be organizing a special tour for children groups during which there will be celebrations for them at al-Aqsa Mosque, on Thursday, April 14, with the aim of " involving children in rescuing the alleged Temple", as said in the declaration.
The Hebrew Passover holiday is on the twenty-third of the same month. Head of the union of the (alleged) temple organizations (consisting of 29 organizations) lawyer Aviad Vesely called on the Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to work with his ministers and the Israeli institutions to provide the atmosphere and arrangements needed to organize this celebration inside al-Aqsa Mosque.
According to the letter, the extremist organizations are seeking to organize the ritual of providing Passover offerings in al-Aqsa Mosque in the area south east of the Dome of the Rock mosque. Wesley said in his letter that the Israeli government has to preserve and carry out what he called "religious rights of Jews" in al-Aqsa Mosque, "including the establishment of this important Jewish ritual."
He added that providing Passover offerings in the al-Aqsa Mosque can be achieved this year in particular, noting that the Union Temple organizations had completed the final touches and preparations for that occasion.
In the same context, the alleged temple organizations revealed that they are gearing up and preparing for "distinctive" mass break-ins this year into al-Aqsa Mosque, on the occasion of Hebrew Passover holiday, especially in the period 24th to 28th of this April (almost a full week).
It invited volunteers and tour guides to perform certain duties and to finalize the arrangements, including the distribution of leaflets, posters and gifts that support and call for incursions during the Hebrew Passover.
For its part, Women for the Temple Organization declared that it will be organizing a special tour for children groups during which there will be celebrations for them at al-Aqsa Mosque, on Thursday, April 14, with the aim of " involving children in rescuing the alleged Temple", as said in the declaration.
