PA religious official: Israel is carrying out “daily invasions” of the Al-Aqsa Mosque plazas
Headline: “Issa briefed [PLO] Executive Committee member Ismail regarding the situation in Jerusalem”
“Secretary-General of the [PA] Islamic-Christian Council for Jerusalem and the Holy Places [and Fatah Revolutionary Council member] Dr. Hanna Issa today, Thursday [May 18, 2017], briefed PLO Executive Committee member Mahmoud Ismail regarding the situation in occupied Jerusalem… Issa related to the ongoing daily invasions of the Al-Aqsa Mosque plazas and its places of prayer by the unbridled extremists and the occupation forces, in addition to the building of settlements and outposts, the excavation of tunnels, and the desecration of the holy sites.”
The PA and its leaders consider all of the Temple Mount an integral part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Therefore they view any presence of Jews on the mount as an "invasion." It should be noted that Jews who visit the Temple Mount only enter some sections of the open areas, and do not enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque or the Dome of the Rock.
“Secretary-General of the [PA] Islamic-Christian Council for Jerusalem and the Holy Places [and Fatah Revolutionary Council member] Dr. Hanna Issa today, Thursday [May 18, 2017], briefed PLO Executive Committee member Mahmoud Ismail regarding the situation in occupied Jerusalem… Issa related to the ongoing daily invasions of the Al-Aqsa Mosque plazas and its places of prayer by the unbridled extremists and the occupation forces, in addition to the building of settlements and outposts, the excavation of tunnels, and the desecration of the holy sites.”
The PA and its leaders consider all of the Temple Mount an integral part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Therefore they view any presence of Jews on the mount as an "invasion." It should be noted that Jews who visit the Temple Mount only enter some sections of the open areas, and do not enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque or the Dome of the Rock.