RAMALLAH, February 5, 2016 (WAFA) – Minster of Waqf and Religious Affairs Yousef Idies said on Sunday that the ministry reported more than 80 Israeli violations against holy sites in Jerusalem and the West Bank in January 2017 alone.
In a special report issued by the Ministry of Waqf, Idies said these violations mainly included provocative visits by Israeli right-wing fanatics to Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
He said by supporting such visits, Israel aspires to enforce a temporal and spatial division of the Islamic holy site.
He added, “Israel is working hard to Judaize al-Aqsa Mosque and pressure people of Jerusalem”.
"Such policies include unreasonable taxes, censorship of the Palestinian curricula, humiliating body search for those who enter al-Aqsa, confiscation of buildings and real estate near al-Aqsa Mosque.”
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