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Supreme Muslim Council: Western Wall belongs to Muslims only

Headline: “Jewish organizations intend to bring a ‘Talmudic Menorah (candelabra)’ into Al-Aqsa today”
“[The independent organization] the Supreme Muslim Council reiterated that Muslims, and only Muslims, have an exclusive right to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, to its entire area of 144 dunams (approximately 35.6 acres, Ed.), [including everything] above ground and under it, and that the Al-Buraq Wall (i.e., the Western Wall of the Temple Mount) and the Ribat Al-Kurd (the Little Western Wall) are part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and only Muslims have a right to them.”
From WAFA, official PA news agency


Note: The PA considers any presence of Jews on the Temple Mount an “attack” or an "invasion." However, all visitors are subject to rigorous security checks by Israeli security guards before being granted access to the Temple Mount.

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