RAMALLAH, February 11, 2012 (WAFA) - Sheikh Yousef Idis, head of the Supreme Council of the Sharia Courts, Saturday called on Palestinians, particularly Jerusalem residents and Arabs in Israel, to gather in al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday to thwart a planned provocative Israeli tour of the compound, according to a press release.

Israeli right-wing lawmakers from the ruling Likud party are planning to tour the compound in what Palestinians and Muslims fear is preparation to demolish al-Aqsa Mosque to build the Third Temple in its place.

Idis held the Israeli government fully responsible for what he described as “the disastrous consequences for its aggression against the holy city and its holy places.”

The top Muslim judiciary official in the Palestinian Authority also warned against a plan to build a large complex near the Western Wall. He said Jerusalem is an occupied city and therefore any changes on the ground in the city are considered illegal and void by international law.

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