Abbas: Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount is "a red line" that "we cannot possibly accept"
“President Mahmoud Abbas said Israeli efforts were being made to implement a division according to time [of prayer for Jews and Muslims] in the Noble Sanctuary (i.e., the Temple Mount) of Jerusalem. He emphasized that this was ‘a red line’ that ‘we cannot possibly accept’.’
The President said at the opening of the leadership’s meeting last night [Aug. 16, 2014] at the Presidential residence in Ramallah: ‘We are telling Israel and the world that the Israeli efforts to implement a division according to time in the Noble Sanctuary of Jerusalem are a red line, and we cannot possibly accept this in any way. We will not accept that Jerusalem remain occupied.’”
Note: The “division according to time” refers to a proposed law (May 2013) being reviewed in Israeli Parliament that would allow for both Jews and Muslims to pray on the Temple Mount. The law seeks to implement separate prayer times for Muslims and Jews at the site.
The President said at the opening of the leadership’s meeting last night [Aug. 16, 2014] at the Presidential residence in Ramallah: ‘We are telling Israel and the world that the Israeli efforts to implement a division according to time in the Noble Sanctuary of Jerusalem are a red line, and we cannot possibly accept this in any way. We will not accept that Jerusalem remain occupied.’”
Note: The “division according to time” refers to a proposed law (May 2013) being reviewed in Israeli Parliament that would allow for both Jews and Muslims to pray on the Temple Mount. The law seeks to implement separate prayer times for Muslims and Jews at the site.