PLO official: Israel prepares “to destroy Al-Aqsa and build the alleged Temple in its place”

PLO Executive Committee member and Palestinian Liberation Front Secretary-General Wasel Abu Yusuf: "The occupation is attempting to divide the Al-Aqsa Mosque according to areas and times to allow the presence of the colonialists, in preparation for responding to the calls of the extremist Temple organizations extremists to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque and build the alleged Temple in its place."

[The Voice of Palestine, official PA radio station, April 9, 2026]

The PA and its leaders misrepresent all of the Temple Mount as an integral part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Therefore, they vilify 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. Israeli police ban Jewish prayer at the Temple Mount because of threats of violence by Palestinians.

"Division according to areas and times"