OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), Haron Nasreddin, member of the political bureau and head of the Jerusalem Affairs Office in Hamas, affirmed that the calls to pray and be present at Aqsa Mosque during Eid al-Fitr represent an authentic religious and national stance, and a clear message of defiance against the occupation’s measures aimed at isolating the Mosque and emptying it of worshipers and guardians.
In a press statement on Thursday, Nasreddin said that performing prayers at the closest point accessible to the Aqsa Mosque is a practical affirmation of the right to worship and a rejection of leaving it prey to Judaization, and a refusal of closure and restriction policies. It is also an attempt to break the siege imposed on one of the most important Islamic sanctities, he added.
The Hamas leader explained that the closures and bans imposed by the occupation in Jerusalem constitute an assault on freedom of worship and an attempt to impose a new reality at the holy Islamic site, which necessitates the widest possible mobilization and steadfast presence.
He called on the people in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and inside the Green Line to respond to the call for mobilization, to head to the gates, courtyards, and entrances of the Aqsa, and to turn them into permanent arenas of steadfastness, in an affirmation that the Aqsa cannot be isolated or controlled.
Nasreddin also urged the Arab and Islamic nations, as well as the free people of the world, to shoulder their responsibilities toward what is happening at the Aqsa, to break the silence, and to exert pressure to stop these measures that infringe on the feelings of millions of Muslims.
