Posted on 04/05/2023 8:09:16 AM PDT by Morgana
Israeli forces raided Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City early on Wednesday and attacked Palestinian worshippers, Palestinian media reported, raising fears of wider tension as Islamic and Jewish holidays overlap.
Tension has already been high in east Jerusalem and the West Bank for months, and fears of further violence were fuelled with the convergence of the Muslim holy fast month and the Passover.
Such confrontations at the contested holy compound, the third holiest shrine in Islam that is also the most sacred site in Judaism and referred to as the Temple Mount, have sparked deadly cross-border wars between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers in the past, the last was in 2021.
Videos on social media purportedly showed Israeli police officers beating Palestinians with batons and rifle butts at the mosque in the contested hilltop site revered by both Muslims and Jews.
The official Palestinian news agency, Wafa, reported that dozens of worshippers, who spend all the night in Ramadan praying, were injured when the police raided the mosque.
It was not immediately clear what sparked the violence. The Israeli police said it used force to evacuate worshippers who were holed up at the mosque with fireworks, rocks, and sticks. They added that an officer was injured in his leg by a stone and that dozens of 'rioters' were arrested.
The violence in Jerusalem triggered a wave protests and condemnations from Palestinians. In Gaza, Hamas called for large protests and people started gathering in the streets, with calls to head for the heavily guarded Gaza-Israel frontier for more violent demonstrations.
Earlier on Tuesday, a Palestinian suspect stabbed two Israelis near an army base south of Tel Aviv, police said, in the latest incident in a year-long spate of violence that shows no sign of abating.
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Gotta clean out the cockroaches and rats from time to time.
MAKEAWREKAMECCA!
*(also the most sacred site in Judaism and referred to as the Temple Mount)
more of the “3rd holiest sites in Islam” bullcrap
Biggest mistake Israel ever made was not kicking those idiots off the mount from day one.
Exactly!
And this is one of those times.
Did Al-Jazeera buy the Daily Mail?
“ Palestinian media reported”
Fake Raghead News
Its long past time to disinvest the muslims from the Temple Mount. Shoulda happened in ‘67.
Yep, Mohammed never even set foot there. He just claimed to have traveled there “in a dream.” That mosque is nothing more than religious squatting based upon mad Mo’s imagination. Other than its value in antagonizing the Jews, it’s not anywhere even close to the top of the list of “holiest sites” for Muslims.
It’s past time for a nice energetic Hajj stampede!
There is a walkway from The Western Wall area to the Temple Mount. When I visited and went to walk up there was an army group there that questioned me for 5 minutes before allowing me to visit. They said be careful and I had to leave in 15 minutes as the Muslim call to prayer was about to occur. After about 10 minutes in the area the Muslims started screaming at everyone to leave and were unhappy with our not leaving fast enough.
Its a mystery why muslims get their own rules non muslims must live by, while they themselves demand all of the freedoms of the rest of the world.
Israel has international relations to take into account. The Saudis Iran and Syria are all cozying up to Russia and China now. If they crack down too hard on the Arabs it wont look good for their international relationships. Then you have the unfriendly Biden admin they have to deal with along with their internal divisions. Gonna be interesting to see how things play out.
Could have sworn rama-dama-ding dong was in the summertime.
The Abomination That Causes Desolation
Because the Moslems use a lunar calendar, the dates keep moving.
Had college friends who worked over there who said Ramadan leads to a lot of family violence and abuse ... people boil over from fasting all day and binge eating all night. Very stressful.
Israeli forces storm Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque, arresting hundreds of Palestinian worshipers
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-jerusalem-al-aqsa-mosque-violence-israeli-arrests-palestinians/
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