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Abbas’ advisor accuses Israel of “supporting terror” and “creating anarchy” by “igniting a religious war”

Headline: “Al-Habbash: ‘Jerusalem is the key to the solution and the Al-Aqsa [Mosque] is not alone”
     “Palestine’s Supreme Shari’ah Judge and President [Mahmoud Abbas’] Advisor on Religious and Islamic Affairs Mahmoud Al-Habbash warned of the repercussions of the invasion of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque by Jewish extremist organizations, led by [Israeli] Minister of Settlements (i.e., Agriculture and Rural Development) Uri Ariel, and under protection of the occupation forces. [He noted that the occupation forces] attacked the worshippers who stopped the invasions, and that as a result, dozens of them were arrested and injured.
In his announcement today [Sunday, July 26, 2015], Al-Habbash warned the decision-makers in the occupation state not to take advantage of any Jewish extremist organizations’ actions against the holy city and holy places for the purpose of establishing facts on the ground that would lead to the division of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque [between Jews and Muslims] according to space and time. He demanded that the international institutions and legislative bodies take deterrent measures and impose sanctions on the state of Israel for supporting terror and creating anarchy in the region by igniting a religious war that will harm everyone.”
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Note: The PA considers any presence of Jews on the Temple Mount an "invasion."

The physical division and 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.


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