Jerusalem – Ma’an – Settlers performed their public and collective prayers this morning, Monday, in Al-Aqsa Mosque, under the protection of the Israeli occupation police.
The settlers stormed Al-Aqsa and performed public and collective prayers led by the “senior rabbis” and danced and sang. They were concentrated on the eastern side of Al-Aqsa, a few meters away from the Bab al-Rahma prayer hall, which the occupation police prevent anyone from reaching or sitting in the area during the morning and afternoon raids.
179 extremist settlers and Jewish students stormed Al-Aqsa through the Mughrabi Gate, under the protection of the occupation forces that accompanied them during the storming of Al-Aqsa.
For nearly two weeks, settlers have been performing their prayers in Al-Aqsa publicly and collectively, especially on its eastern side, directly opposite the Dome of the Rock, as this place is considered the entrance to the alleged temple.
The settlers publish, on their various pages and platforms, pictures and v
ideos of their complete prayers at Al-Aqsa, and they confirm that ‘praying is possible and the situation is not as it was before…praying without arrest or deportation.’
The settlers confirmed through their platforms that the situation in Al-Aqsa has changed over the past two weeks. One of them posted a recording of their prayers in Al-Aqsa and commented, ‘It is unbelievable. Two weeks ago, prayers were met with arrest. Now, we can pray and go up to the Temple (Al-Aqsa Mosque) with prayer tools (Teflin, Shofar, Shawl, and even slaughter the Passover sacrifice.’
Former Knesset member Moshe Fikhlin published a statement from Al-Aqsa, confirming that it was the first time in 30 years that he had been able to pray in Al-Aqsa fully and perform ‘prostration inside it’ yesterday, and that this was ‘a change in the situation that existed previously, and an affirmation of Israeli sovereignty in the place,’ according to his expression.
The settlers, their prayers and various statements, come in line with the statem
ent of the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, this morning, where he said: ‘The policy in place allows us to pray in Al-Aqsa Mosque.’ There is ‘an equal law between the Jewish and Muslim sides, which will build a synagogue in Al-Aqsa Mosque.’
On the anniversary of the alleged destruction of the Temple this month, Ben Gvir stormed Al-Aqsa and prayed there with dozens of settlers.
Source: Maan News Agency