PA Minister of Religious Affairs: "The Israeli occupation’s goal is to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque… and to establish the alleged Temple in its place"
PA Minister of Religious Affairs Sheikh Yusuf Ida'is: "The Israeli occupation’s goal is to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque using rabbis and groups of extremist Jews, and to establish the alleged Temple in its place... Israel challenges and provokes the feelings of Arabs and Muslims. When Israel attacks..."