Jerusalem Authorities denounce Israeli actions, which they claim are “threatening” the city’s status
Headline: “The sources of authority in Jerusalem emphasize their opposition to any Israeli step that harms the legal and religious status in Jerusalem”
“The sources of authority in Jerusalem emphasized their opposition to any Israeli step that harms the legal, religious, or historical status of Jerusalem, its holy sites, and its institutions.
During a meeting that was held yesterday [Aug. 7, 2023] at the PLO headquarters in Ramallah led by Head of the [PLO] Department of Jerusalem Affairs Adnan Al-Husseini, the sources of authority emphasized that the extremist right-wing government ministers’ invasion of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque constitutes a provocative message, and threatens severe dangers and a division of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and its plazas according to areas (see note below -Ed.).
Present at the meeting were [PA Grand] Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, Chairman of the [Palestine] National Fund (i.e., declared a terror organization by Israel; see note below) and the [PA] Presidential Committee for Church Affairs Ramzi Khouri, [PA] Minister of Jerusalem Affairs Fadi Al-Hadmi, and Secretary-General of the Popular National Conference of Jerusalem Bilal Al-Natsheh.
Al-Husseini briefed the participants in the meeting on the recent developments in the holy city and on the dangers surrounding the occupied capital and its Islamic and Christian holy sites, and particularly the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, on the background of… the concern that this racist government will advance in carrying out its plans, and especially the publications on the so-called ‘slaughter of cows’ at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The sources of authority emphasized their opposition to any form of participation in the elections for the occupation’s Jerusalem Municipality, and that they define this as a crime. They also emphasized that participation in these elections is forbidden under any circumstances from a religious legal perspective and from a national perspective.”
[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 8, 2023]
Adnan Al-Husseini also serves as PLO Executive Committee member and Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, and is a former Jerusalem District Governor.
Ramzi Khouri also serves as PLO Executive Committee member.
Break-in/Invasion/attack of Al-Aqsa Mosque
"Division according to areas and times"
PNF declared terror organization by Liberman: Israeli Minister of Defense Avigdor Liberman declared the Palestine National Fund of the PLO a terror organization on March 16, 2017. The fund manages financial aid received by the PLO from different sources. The Israeli Ministry of Defense declare the fund a terror organization due to the fund's "massive support for elements responsible for committing severe acts of terrorism against Israel," and stated that the fund serves "as a significant financial pipeline for tens of millions of shekels that are transferred on a monthly basis to security prisoners held in Israel for committing acts of terrorism and to members of their families," and that "the fund also supports family members of terrorists who were wounded and killed while perpetrating acts of terrorism against Israel." It also stated that "the necessary steps will be taken, in Israel and abroad, to seize and forfeit the property and money belonging to the fund.”
Palestinian Media Watch has documented that the PA uses the Palestine National Fund to transfer money for terrorist salaries to the PLO.