PA Minister of Religion: Israel "seeks the destruction of the Al-Aqsa [Mosque] and the establishment of the alleged Temple"
Headline: “The occupation breaks the doors of the Al-Qibli Mosque”
“[PA] Minister of Religious Affairs Yusuf Ida'is stated that the division by the Israeli occupation [of visits] to the Al-Aqsa Mosque by times and areas… is an ‘injury to the faith of a billion Muslims’ because the Al-Aqsa Mosque belongs to all the Muslims throughout the world. Ida’is noted in a telephone call with WAFA that through aggression against Jerusalem and the holy sites, the occupation seeks the destruction of the Al-Aqsa [Mosque] and the establishment of the alleged Temple.”
Note: "Division according to areas and times" 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 designate separate prayer times and areas of the site for Muslims and Jews.
“[PA] Minister of Religious Affairs Yusuf Ida'is stated that the division by the Israeli occupation [of visits] to the Al-Aqsa Mosque by times and areas… is an ‘injury to the faith of a billion Muslims’ because the Al-Aqsa Mosque belongs to all the Muslims throughout the world. Ida’is noted in a telephone call with WAFA that through aggression against Jerusalem and the holy sites, the occupation seeks the destruction of the Al-Aqsa [Mosque] and the establishment of the alleged Temple.”
Note: "Division according to areas and times" 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 designate separate prayer times and areas of the site for Muslims and Jews.