Palestinian National Council warns of push to impose new religious reality by force at Al-Aqsa
<p>Occupied Jerusalem: Palestinian National Council President Rawhi Fattouh said the escalating calls to march into Al-Aqsa Mosque during Jewish holidays, impose religious rituals inside its compound, and promote plans to establish what is being dubbed the "Third Temple" on its ruins represent a dangerous shift from policies of Judaization toward imposing a religious and sovereign reality by…
The Palestinian National Council's President, Rawhi Fattouh, has issued a warning regarding the increasing calls to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque during Jewish holidays and to impose religious rituals within its grounds. Fattouh stated that these actions represent a dangerous move away from policies of Judaization towards imposing a religious and sovereign reality through force, disregarding the existing status quo.
Fattouh emphasized that the entire compound of Al-Aqsa Mosque, including prayer halls and courtyards, forms an indivisible unity of space and religious significance. Any alteration to its historical and legal status or the introduction of strange rituals would constitute a blatant violation of freedom of worship and international law obligations placed upon the occupying power.
He made it clear that such actions are not merely about taking over land, but specifically aim to provoke one of the most important Islamic sanctuaries for over a billion Muslims.
The Palestinian leader warned that these attempts at provocation would escalate the cycle of conflict and jeopardize regional and international peace. He held the colonial far-right government backing extremist Jewish groups accountable for the current situation at Al-Aqsa Mosque, urging nations and international institutions to fulfill their legal duties and promptly take measures to stop incursions and provocative rites, as well as prevent any attempts to change the historic and legal nature of Jerusalem and its religious sites.
According to the Jerusalem Governorate, the Al-Aqsa Mosque has been stormed by 40,661 settlers since the beginning of the year, a statistic which places the growing restrictions on Palestinian access to the mosque in its broader context. As the list of Jerusalemites barred from entering the mosque grows longer, settler incursions are also continuing at a high rate, in a parallel effort to limit Palestinian presence while expanding settler presence.
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