5 apr 2018
Jewish extremists and settlers carried out the biggest storming of the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem this week, under the protection of Israeli police.
The PIC reporter noted that about 500 extremist settlers stormed Aqsa Mosque on Thursday in just half an hour as the surrounding area of the Mosque saw the largest incursion of the Mosque since the beginning Passover, celebrated by Jews.
The PIC correspondent explained that a large number of Israeli police secured the settlers during the raids at the Aqsa Mosque and Al-Buraq Wall.
The Department of Public Relations and Information at the Awqaf of Jerusalem said that the number of extremist groups that stormed the Aqsa Mosque to mark the Jewish Passover, starting from Sunday was as follows:
“Sunday: 347 settlers, Monday: 386 settlers, Tuesday: 456 settlers, Wednesday: 546 settlers, and the total number of Jewish extremists who stormed the Aqsa this week reached 1,731 and it is expected to exceed 2,000 by the end of Thursday.”
March saw an upsurge in the number of settlers who stormed the Aqsa Mosque, due to ongoing Jewish calls for carrying out incursions into the Aqsa by the so-called Temple groups.
According to statistics published by the Jerusalem Center for Israeli and Palestinian Studies, about 2,133 Jewish settlers, including settlers from the so-called Students of the Temple, broke into the Aqsa Mosque from the Maghareba Gate under the protection of the occupation forces and its special units in March other than thousands of tourists.
Among the Israelis who broke into the Aqsa in March were the former Shin Bet chief and an Israeli antiquities expert.
The end of March marked the beginning of the Jewish Passover, which is exploited by the temple groups to incite against the Aqsa Mosque, by calling for performing Talmudic rituals there, in addition to successive attempts to bring the Passover sacrifices to the Aqsa for slaughter.
The Israeli violation of the sanctity of Islamic sites in Jerusalem continued, with the Temple groups threatening Muslims to forcibly evacuate the Aqsa Mosque on the last Friday of March, so that settlers could storm it and perform religious and Talmudic rituals there.
This came after an Israeli court issued a decision to allow settlers to perform their religious rituals at the gates of the Aqsa Mosque, which constitutes a blatant violation of the sacred sites of Muslims.
Israeli occupation policemen positioned at the gates of the Aqsa Mosque attacked Ali Arafat Najib, one of the Aqsa’s guards. The Israeli policemen also carried out military drills that imitate storming the Aqsa, completely closing the Old City of Jerusalem.
The Jerusalem Center noted that the raids at the Aqsa Mosque has become a routine and take place on a daily basis at a time there is a decline in the media coverage of this vital issue. This is considered a systematic Israeli policy, aiming at imposing a new de facto situation on Jerusalemites without facing a strong reaction.
The director of the Jerusalem Center, Imad Abu Awad, pointed out that the year 2017 saw the storming of the Aqsa Mosque by 30,000 settlers, an increase of 100% compared to 2016, which saw the storming of 15,000 settlers of its yards, adding that the continuation of the situation as it is, without official or popular response, means that the year 2018 will see more settlers storming the Aqsa than the previous year.
Abu Awad called on Jordan, as the guardian of the holy sites in Jerusalem, to stop the deterioration of the situation there. He warned that Israel has finished many stages towards imposing a temporal division, and perhaps a geographical one, at the Aqsa Mosque, with Israeli police protecting settlers' religious rituals at the Aqsa, which was not allowed in the past.
Researcher and expert in Israeli affairs, Alaa Rimawi, pointed out that the danger associated with the number of incursions is the slogans raised by the Israeli extreme right, and the claim that the agreement signed in 1967 on the situation of the Aqsa after the occupation of Jerusalem, was not fair, thus more incursions into it is now required.
Rimawi noted that 600 Jewish rabbis, who used to oppose storming the Aqsa Mosque, for religious and political reasons, are now urging their followers to do so, after the Israeli right wing and national forces influenced them, pushing them to change their decrees.
The PIC reporter noted that about 500 extremist settlers stormed Aqsa Mosque on Thursday in just half an hour as the surrounding area of the Mosque saw the largest incursion of the Mosque since the beginning Passover, celebrated by Jews.
The PIC correspondent explained that a large number of Israeli police secured the settlers during the raids at the Aqsa Mosque and Al-Buraq Wall.
The Department of Public Relations and Information at the Awqaf of Jerusalem said that the number of extremist groups that stormed the Aqsa Mosque to mark the Jewish Passover, starting from Sunday was as follows:
“Sunday: 347 settlers, Monday: 386 settlers, Tuesday: 456 settlers, Wednesday: 546 settlers, and the total number of Jewish extremists who stormed the Aqsa this week reached 1,731 and it is expected to exceed 2,000 by the end of Thursday.”
March saw an upsurge in the number of settlers who stormed the Aqsa Mosque, due to ongoing Jewish calls for carrying out incursions into the Aqsa by the so-called Temple groups.
According to statistics published by the Jerusalem Center for Israeli and Palestinian Studies, about 2,133 Jewish settlers, including settlers from the so-called Students of the Temple, broke into the Aqsa Mosque from the Maghareba Gate under the protection of the occupation forces and its special units in March other than thousands of tourists.
Among the Israelis who broke into the Aqsa in March were the former Shin Bet chief and an Israeli antiquities expert.
The end of March marked the beginning of the Jewish Passover, which is exploited by the temple groups to incite against the Aqsa Mosque, by calling for performing Talmudic rituals there, in addition to successive attempts to bring the Passover sacrifices to the Aqsa for slaughter.
The Israeli violation of the sanctity of Islamic sites in Jerusalem continued, with the Temple groups threatening Muslims to forcibly evacuate the Aqsa Mosque on the last Friday of March, so that settlers could storm it and perform religious and Talmudic rituals there.
This came after an Israeli court issued a decision to allow settlers to perform their religious rituals at the gates of the Aqsa Mosque, which constitutes a blatant violation of the sacred sites of Muslims.
Israeli occupation policemen positioned at the gates of the Aqsa Mosque attacked Ali Arafat Najib, one of the Aqsa’s guards. The Israeli policemen also carried out military drills that imitate storming the Aqsa, completely closing the Old City of Jerusalem.
The Jerusalem Center noted that the raids at the Aqsa Mosque has become a routine and take place on a daily basis at a time there is a decline in the media coverage of this vital issue. This is considered a systematic Israeli policy, aiming at imposing a new de facto situation on Jerusalemites without facing a strong reaction.
The director of the Jerusalem Center, Imad Abu Awad, pointed out that the year 2017 saw the storming of the Aqsa Mosque by 30,000 settlers, an increase of 100% compared to 2016, which saw the storming of 15,000 settlers of its yards, adding that the continuation of the situation as it is, without official or popular response, means that the year 2018 will see more settlers storming the Aqsa than the previous year.
Abu Awad called on Jordan, as the guardian of the holy sites in Jerusalem, to stop the deterioration of the situation there. He warned that Israel has finished many stages towards imposing a temporal division, and perhaps a geographical one, at the Aqsa Mosque, with Israeli police protecting settlers' religious rituals at the Aqsa, which was not allowed in the past.
Researcher and expert in Israeli affairs, Alaa Rimawi, pointed out that the danger associated with the number of incursions is the slogans raised by the Israeli extreme right, and the claim that the agreement signed in 1967 on the situation of the Aqsa after the occupation of Jerusalem, was not fair, thus more incursions into it is now required.
Rimawi noted that 600 Jewish rabbis, who used to oppose storming the Aqsa Mosque, for religious and political reasons, are now urging their followers to do so, after the Israeli right wing and national forces influenced them, pushing them to change their decrees.
Hundreds of Jewish settlers stormed under military protection at dawn Thursday the area of Joseph’s Tomb, east of Nablus city, which provoked clashes with local young men.
Eyewitnesses said that several Israeli buses carrying settlers escorted by military vehicles gathered after midnight near Beit Furik checkpoint, east of Nablus, and then entered the city through Amman street, where young men ambushed them and hurled stones at them.
During their presence in the city, Israeli soldiers stormed a building in Balata town near the area of Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus and kidnapped a young man called Mas’oud al-Asmar.
Local sources said that the clashes between young men and soldiers spread to other areas of Nablus, including the entrances to Balata refugee camp and al-Quds street.
Eyewitnesses said that several Israeli buses carrying settlers escorted by military vehicles gathered after midnight near Beit Furik checkpoint, east of Nablus, and then entered the city through Amman street, where young men ambushed them and hurled stones at them.
During their presence in the city, Israeli soldiers stormed a building in Balata town near the area of Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus and kidnapped a young man called Mas’oud al-Asmar.
Local sources said that the clashes between young men and soldiers spread to other areas of Nablus, including the entrances to Balata refugee camp and al-Quds street.
Several Palestinian citizens on Wednesday suffered injuries as they were trying to fend off scores of Jewish settlers and soldiers who infiltrated into their West Bank town, Beita, for alleged holiday rituals.
Beita mayor Fu’aad Maali stated that a group of settlers escorted by soldiers entered the eastern area of Beita in Nablus and behaved provocatively towards local residents.
Maali added that local young men confronted the settlers and soldiers and clashed with them.
During the events, two Palestinian youths were injured by rubber bullets and many others suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes
The mayor affirmed that the Israeli assault on Beita residents had been preceded recently by many violations committed by soldiers and settlers against them, including the closure of all entrances to their town with mounds of dirt and concrete blocks.
Beita mayor Fu’aad Maali stated that a group of settlers escorted by soldiers entered the eastern area of Beita in Nablus and behaved provocatively towards local residents.
Maali added that local young men confronted the settlers and soldiers and clashed with them.
During the events, two Palestinian youths were injured by rubber bullets and many others suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes
The mayor affirmed that the Israeli assault on Beita residents had been preceded recently by many violations committed by soldiers and settlers against them, including the closure of all entrances to their town with mounds of dirt and concrete blocks.
Israeli soldiers invaded, late on Wednesday at night, many residential tents, and barns, in the West Bank’s Northern Plains, while colonialist settlers wrote racist graffiti, and punctured tires, in occupied Jerusalem.
Dozens of soldiers invaded Khirbat Hamsa village, in the Northern Plains, before storming and searching residential tents used by local shepherds.
The soldiers also invaded and searched several barns, owned by Mahmoud Abu Kabbash, in the same area.
In related news, several fanatic Israeli settlers invaded Beit Hanina neighborhood, north of occupied Jerusalem, wrote racist graffiti on Palestinian cars, in addition to puncturing the tires of many cars.
Dozens of soldiers invaded Khirbat Hamsa village, in the Northern Plains, before storming and searching residential tents used by local shepherds.
The soldiers also invaded and searched several barns, owned by Mahmoud Abu Kabbash, in the same area.
In related news, several fanatic Israeli settlers invaded Beit Hanina neighborhood, north of occupied Jerusalem, wrote racist graffiti on Palestinian cars, in addition to puncturing the tires of many cars.
