Israeli rightists plan Al-Aqsa intrusion

Ma'an
Hundreds of right-wing Jewish Israelis are expected to descend on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on Thursday, groups told the Jerusalem Post.

......Palestinian analyst and reporter Amjad Abu Arafeh addressed concerns over the event on Palestinian radio, saying “It seems this is now a usual event in Jerusalem, threatening the Al-Aqsa Mosque. These groups try to invade Al-Aqsa daily to make their prayers there.

“Only yesterday several settlers invaded the yards of Al-Aqsa mosque but the Waqf guards and the guards of the mosque were able to get them out,” he noted.

........Al-Aqsa is the third holiest site in Jerusalem and a focal point of Palestinian national feeling. A visit by Israeli leader Ariel Sharon in 2000 sparked the second Palestinian uprising, known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada.

.....A few extremist groups, however, call for Israel to conquer the area and build a third temple.

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