PA prime minister tells donors that Israel plans to "Judaize the Al-Aqsa Mosque" and pursues "policy of forced expulsion"
Headline: “Hamdallah demanded of the international community that it save the two-state solution”
“During his participation two days ago [Sept. 30, 2015] in a meeting with the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) (i.e., international group of donors that coordinates aid to the PA) donors in New York, [PA] Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah demanded of the institutions of the international community, and particularly of the UN, that they fulfill their responsibility to save the two-state solution…
Hamdallah said: ‘The Israeli military escalation against the civilians and the Islamic and Christian holy sites, the plans of the Israeli government to Judaize the Al-Aqsa Mosque and to divide it according to areas and times, the policy of forced expulsion, and the settlers’ crimes against the citizens are dragging the whole region to a bad and bitter end.”
"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, what the Palestinians call the Al-Aqsa Mosque plaza. The law seeks to designate separate prayer times and areas of the site for Muslims and Jews.
However, Israeli PM Netanyahu has stated on many occasions that the Israeli government has no intention of changing the status quo on the Temple Mount, which means Jews are allowed to enter the Temple Mount, but cannot pray there or engage in any type of worship.
“During his participation two days ago [Sept. 30, 2015] in a meeting with the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) (i.e., international group of donors that coordinates aid to the PA) donors in New York, [PA] Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah demanded of the institutions of the international community, and particularly of the UN, that they fulfill their responsibility to save the two-state solution…
Hamdallah said: ‘The Israeli military escalation against the civilians and the Islamic and Christian holy sites, the plans of the Israeli government to Judaize the Al-Aqsa Mosque and to divide it according to areas and times, the policy of forced expulsion, and the settlers’ crimes against the citizens are dragging the whole region to a bad and bitter end.”
"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, what the Palestinians call the Al-Aqsa Mosque plaza. The law seeks to designate separate prayer times and areas of the site for Muslims and Jews.
However, Israeli PM Netanyahu has stated on many occasions that the Israeli government has no intention of changing the status quo on the Temple Mount, which means Jews are allowed to enter the Temple Mount, but cannot pray there or engage in any type of worship.