OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Scores of extremist Jewish settlers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Monday morning and later in the afternoon, amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site.
According to local sources, dozens of settlers entered the Mosque through its Maghariba Gate and provocatively toured its courtyards under police protection.
During their tours at the Islamic holy site, the settlers received lectures from rabbis about the alleged temple mount and a number of them provocatively performed provocative dances and Talmudic prayers.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation police imposed movement and entry restrictions on Muslim worshipers at the Aqsa Mosque’s entrances and gates and prevented many of them from entering the holy site.
In a move seen as “provocative” to Palestinians, the Israeli occupation authority has placed Israeli flags across the streets of east Jerusalem and the Old City as part of preparations to mark what is called “independence day.”
Jewish temple groups also announced their intent to hoist the Israeli flag inside the Aqsa Mosque compound on May 1st to celebrate the occasion.
