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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

PA official banned from nearing Al-Aqsa

Ma'an
Israeli police reportedly banned senior Palestinian Authority (PA) official Hatem Abdul Qader on Monday from coming within 150 meters of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for the next six months.

...The Palestinian official told the newspaper that the order constitutes an Israeli declaration that Jerusalem is "occupied territory."

"How else can you explain the fact that Israel Police uses the army to enforce orders and decisions?" he said. Full story
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