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Fatah senior member Tawfiq Tirawi, falsely claims Israel "is desecrating Al-Aqsa Mosque by turning it into a military base and a platform for settlers who do not hesitate to desecrate the site’s honour and sanctity" while calling for Ribat, religious land conflict, at the site

Abbas’ religious advisor says "the Israeli occupation will necessarily pass from the world… this is a true promise,” while also falsely claiming that Israel was behind the 1969 Al-Aqsa Mosque arson

Fatah calls violent Arab rioters “a symbol of honour of the Palestinian people” whose violence is a "heroic struggle which ensures the defeat of the occupation and its plots of Judaization and settlement”

As violent riots raged in the capital, Fatah recycles Abbas’ call for “Ribat” – religious conflict over land claimed to be Islamic, and his demand to "stand before the occupation with chests bared" and fight "in any way whatsoever"

"The Israeli occupation government's insistence on using various myths and lies in its service... in Jerusalem... will only lead to destruction"

"The Al-Aqsa Mosque and Ibrahimi Mosque will remain Islamic mosques with all of their territory and all of their parts, and the Jews have no connection to them in any way"

Headline: "The [PA] Ministry of Religious Affairs condemned the clearing of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and called to stop the attack against it" "The [PA] Ministry of Religious Affairs condemned the fact that the occupation forces removed the worshippers and those carrying out Ribat (i.e., religious..."

"Al-Habbash: Visiting Jerusalem is obligatory Ribat and Jihad for all Muslims in order to defend it from the occupation"

"The [PA] Presidential Office condemns the dangerous Israeli escalation at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and warns against its consequences"

"[The Al-Aqsa Mosque] belongs to all of the Muslims and is an Islamic waqf to which no non-Muslim has any right"

"The president saluted the resolve of the members of our people carrying out Ribat at the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque’s plazas in light of the constant Israeli violations against Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian holy sites."

Text and video posted on the official Fatah Facebook page PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “It's not enough for us to say: ‘There are those carrying out Ribat’ (religious conflict / war over land claimed to be Islamic). We must all carry out Ribat in the Al-Aqsa [Mosque]. It's not enough for us to say:...”

On Dec. 6, 2017, the day US President Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital, official PA radio and TV started rebroadcasting Abbas' 2014 call for violence and rebroadcast it 41 times in the next 4 weeks. Official PA radio station The Voice of Palestine - 28 times between Dec. 6, 2017 -...

Official PA TV, excerpt of sermon by Supreme Shari’ah Judge, Mahmoud Abbas’ advisor on Religious and Islamic Affairs, and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Shari'ah Justice Mahmoud Al-Habbash at the mosque in the PA headquarters in Ramallah; in audience: PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas,...

"Supreme Shari’ah Judge of Palestine, [PA] President [Mahmoud Abbas’] advisor on Religious and Islamic Affairs, [and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Shari'ah Justice] Dr. Mahmoud Al-Habbash… explained that the Palestinians in all of their varieties and leaders, and the Arabs and Muslims..."

Headline: “Al-Habbash: Israel has no right to interfere in the affairs of the Al-Aqsa Mosque” “Supreme Shari’ah Judge of Palestine, [PA] President [Mahmoud Abbas’] advisor on Religious and Islamic Affairs, [and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Shari'ah Justice] Mahmoud Al-Habbash emphasized…...”

Headline: “Thousands marked the Anniversary of the Night Journey and Ascent to Heaven at the Ibrahimi Mosque” “The plazas and passageways of the Ibrahimi Mosque (i.e., the Cave of the Patriarchs) were filled yesterday [April 24, 2017] with thousands of civilians and visitors from various districts...”

Headline: “The [PA] Grand Mufti calls to support the prisoners’ [hunger] strike” “Thousands of residents of occupied Jerusalem, its suburbs, its towns, and the 1948 territories (i.e., Israel) prayed the Friday prayer yesterday [April 21, 2017] at the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque plazas… During the Friday...”

Headline: "Zaki: Transferring the American embassy to Jerusalem will absolve us of all the agreements and turn Palestine into a war zone" "Fatah Central Committee member Abbas Zaki emphasized that the Palestinian leadership will not allow the transfer of the American embassy, and will be absolved..."

Headline: “Qurei calls for Arab and Islamic coordination in order to defend the Al-Aqsa Mosque from the Judaization and division” “Head of the PLO Department of Jerusalem Affairs [and PLO Executive Committee member] Ahmed Qurei warned of the dangers and consequences of the cruel and unprecedented...”

Headline: “The [PA] government emphasizes the leadership’s position on the matter of the Quartet report”

Headline: “[PA] President [Mahmoud Abbas]: Al-Aqsa Mosque is a red line; we will not allow it to be violated.” “[PA] President Mahmoud Abbas emphasized the need to stop the violations at the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and emphasized that it is a red line, and that it is impossible to remain silent in...”

“The [PA] government warned of the dangerous calls of the alleged [Jewish] Temple extremist groups"

"Fatah Central Committee member and Commissioner of International Relations Dr. Nabil Shaath stated... that the continuation of the Israeli occupation's attacks on the Noble Sanctuary (i.e., Jews visiting the Temple Mount) and the Ribat fighters (Murabitin - those carrying out Ribat, religious..."

Headline: “The occupation continues its efforts to Judaize the Al-Aqsa [Mosque], and calls for a popular uprising in support of the Mosque” “Head of the Supreme Muslim Council in Jerusalem [Sheikh] Ikrima Sabri stated: ‘The Islamic public throughout the world remembers the burning of the Al-Aqsa...”