Israeli occupation to close Ibrahimi Mosque on ‘Lailat ul Qadr’‎

[ PIC 23/07/2013 – 03:26 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) decided to close the Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslims on the 27th of Ramadan, which corresponds to The Night of Qadr ‎to make the way for Jewish settlers to celebrate one of their festivals.‎ Director General of Endowments in al-Khalil, Tayseer Abu Sneineh, […]

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Israel is reviewing a law allowing the division of prayer times between Muslims and Jews in Al-Aqsa Mosque

MEMO | May 9, 2013 The Director-general of the Israeli “Religious Affairs Ministry” announced during a session in the Knesset that the ministry is seeking to review a law that will allow Jews to perform religious rituals in the Al-Aqsa Mosque. He explained that a parliamentary committee was charged with examining the matter in closer […]

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Ministry of Endowments: Israel wants to ignite a religious war

[ PIC 07/05/2013 – 09:42 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian government in Gaza warned of the repercussions of the raid into Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and settlers on Tuesday, noting that it “aims to ignite a religious war in the region.” Israeli soldiers, Likud party affiliates and 40 Jewish settlers, […]

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Palestinian Christians Face Greater Restrictions This Easter

Lena Odgaard for Al-Monitor Palestine Pulse | March 30, 2013 Thousands of Christians from across the globe are flocking to Jerusalem to follow the footsteps of Jesus during the Easter festivities. But while pilgrims from Africa, Asia, the US and Europe can easily spend the most important Christian holiday in the historic city, Christian Palestinians […]

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Photos | Celebrating Easter in Palestine

March 29, 2013 Special Topic | Zionist Crimes against Christianity In Media March 29, 2013 | Thousands of Egyptian Christians headed to Jerusalem for Easter – Egypt Independent Photography Click on the pictures below to see the albums with beautiful photography More pictures in the Gallery – Images | الصور

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Palestinians to state their position on Obama’s planned visit to Aqsa

[ PIC 23/02/2013 – 01:49 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Noted Palestinian figures declared their intention to hold a news conference on Sunday before afternoon in the Palestinian national theater in occupied Jerusalem to state their position towards the upcoming visit of US president Barack Obama to the Aqsa Mosque. A number of religious and […]

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Freedom of speech is no excuse for insulting religious symbols ~ by Khalid Amayreh

Al Qassam Website | 16-09-2012,09:05 By Khalid Amayreh The tragic consequences triggered by the recent sleazy anti-Islam film “innocence of Muslims” have presented several challenges to political and religious leaders in the West as well as the Muslim world. They have also shown how an utterly insignificant act by a little known, though malicious individual, […]

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Israeli Occupation Hinders the Arrival of Worshipers to Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al Qassam Website | 04-08-2012,08:55 Al Qassam website (Agencies) – On Friday, 3rd August, Israeli occupation intensified its procedures at the checkpoints that were placed at the entrances of the occupied Jerusalem and hindered the arrival of more than 320,000 worshipers from the West Bank to al-Aqsa mosque to pray in the third Friday of […]

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Israelis resume demolition of historic bridge to Al-Aqsa Mosque

MEMO | July 31, 2012 Sheikh Raed Salah, meanwhile, reiterated the importance of publicising Israel’s “aggressive plans” against Islamic holy places. The Israeli occupation authorities are resuming their demolition of the historic Al-Magharibah Bridge to Al-Aqsa Mosque. Details of the Israeli project were disclosed during a press conference arranged by Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and […]

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Barhoum: Storming the Aqsa Mosque is a religious war

[ PIC 26/07/2012 – 12:52 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Spokesman for the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, Fawzi Barhoum, has charged that storming the Aqsa Mosque by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fell in line with the Israeli racist policy against the Arab, Islamic sanctities. Barhoum told the PIC on Thursday that the Israeli religious war […]

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Israeli Eradication of History: Disappearing Mosques

A Palestinian man holds prayer beads as he stands near an Israeli border police officer outside a damaged mosque in West Bank village of Jaba near Ramallah 19 June 2012. (Photo: Reuters – Mohamad Torokman) By: Jonathan Cook Al Akhbar English | Published Monday, July 9, 2012 The discovery of a rare aerial photo of […]

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Agha: IOA stealing Jerusalem relics

[ 01/04/2012 – 02:34 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian government in Gaza has warned of the continued stealing of relics in occupied Jerusalem at the hands of the Israeli occupation authority (IOA). The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Mohammad Agha charged in a press release that the IOA was seeking to strip the holy […]

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Jerusalem Mufti calls for an end to ‘Israeli terrorism’ against religious sanctuaries

MEMO | March 14, 2012 The Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, has drawn attention to Israel’s continued violation of freedom of worship in Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories. Sheikh Hussein asserted that the Israeli government’s recent announcement that it would be closing the Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslim worshippers for two days next month […]

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Nablus village ‘refuses Israeli decision to curtail mosque’

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. Maan News Agency – Febr 15, 2012 NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that a Nablus-district Palestinian village remove speakers and lights from its minaret in order to placate Israeli settlers living nearby, village residents said on Tuesday. Village Council head Ali Eid […]

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IOF impose restrictions on W.B. worshippers’ entry to the Aqsa Mosque

REFUSING TO DIE IN SILENCE – Video [ 07/10/2011 – 09:37 AM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Israel Occupation Forces imposed restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers from the West Bank to the Aqsa Mosque on Friday. Israeli radio announced that only men over the age of 45 of those who carry blue ID cards […]

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