JERUSALEM, July 9, 2018 (WAFA) – A week after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave permission to his legislators to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a Muslim holy place in Jerusalem’s Old City, three extremist lawmakers went into the holy compound on Monday provoking its Muslim worshippers, according to WAFA correspondent.

He said Amir Ohana and Ehud Glick, from the ruling right-wing Likud Party, and Shiri Muallem, from the extreme right-wing the Jewish Home party, known for their strong and racist anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian views, toured the Muslim compound under heavy police supervision.

The three, who support the idea of building the Jewish temple on the ruins of Al-Aqsa Mosque, which they advocate its destruction, were accompanied on their provocative tour by hardline Jewish fanatics who share similar thoughts.

The lawmakers and their entourage left the compound after completing their tour and taking pictures on the site and video tapes talking about turning the Muslim place into a Jewish temple.

Another Israeli Likud member and the Israeli Minister of Agriculture entered the compound on Sunday and held a provocative tour of its yards and plaza.

The Muslim Awqaf (endowment), which is in charge of the Muslim holy places in Jerusalem, has condemned Netanyahu’s decision to allow lawmakers and officials to enter the mosque area warning that such moves could provoke a religious strife.

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