The Temple Mount Faithful group are
planning extensive incursions and aiming to achieve a record number of settler
infiltrators into the
Al-Aqsa Mosque during the commemoration of the
destruction of Solomon’s temple, which falls on July 27 of this year.
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Prior to this commemoration, the Temple
Mount Faithful are working on mobilizing the Israeli public to participate in
the large-scale collective incursion organized by the settlement groups into
the Mosque, Khaberni News reported.
The extremist groups view this
commemoration as a "day of renewing the covenant to
remove Al-Aqsa from existence, establish the alleged temple, and make significant advancements
towards that goal, seeking to impose the largest number of infiltrators each
year."
Meanwhile, calls are being made in
Jerusalem amongst Palestinians to gather, maintain vigilance, and perform
religious seclusion in the mosque to resist these incursions.
History of incursions
In 2022, 2,200
settlers infiltrated the Al-Aqsa Mosque through the Moroccan Gate, under strict guard by the occupying
police, marking the highest number in a single day since the mosque's
occupation in 1967.
Usually,
Israeli occupation forces precede
this commemoration by carrying out arrests and expulsion campaigns against the
defenders, activists, and residents of Jerusalem who are stationed at the
mosque, attempting to marginalize their role in defending the mosque and
allowing settlers to desecrate its courtyards without any restrictions.
Growing prejudices
Fakhri Abu Diab, a researcher specializing
in Jerusalem affairs, states that the Al-Aqsa Mosque witnesses extensive
collective incursions and an increase in the number of settler infiltrators, as
was the case last year.
Abu Diab explains that the Israeli
occupation government prioritizes Jewish holidays and events, considering the
Al-Aqsa Mosque a sacred place for Jews.
He adds that this year will continue this
trend, as the right-wing extremist government has become a part of the Temple
Mount Faithful rather than just supporting and endorsing them. There are 16
extremist ministers out of 31 within that government, according to Safa News
Agency.
He indicates that these ministers support
the idea of demolishing it and replacing it with a temple, as advocated by the
Temple Mount Faithful.
He warns that the
danger to the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the commemoration will be greater due to the extensive official
support these extremist groups receive from the occupation government, and
ministers and Knesset members may lead the incursions.
Measures against Al-Aqsa
According to the Jerusalemite researcher,
the Israeli occupation’s measures against Al-Aqsa have not ceased, including
the proposed spatial division plan by Knesset member Ayelet HaCohen. Israeli
authorities are also preventing restoration and reconstruction work at the
mosque, including curtailing the powers of the Islamic Waqf Department through
limiting its work to overseeing the affairs of worshipers and cleaning the site
only.
He emphasizes that the occupation aims disband
the Jordanian guardianship and
take sovereignty over Al-Aqsa, granting the
Waqf's powers to the Temple Mount Faithful.
According to Abu Diab, the occupation plans
to convert the eastern gate of Al-Rahma into a Jewish synagogue as a step
towards altering the site and establishing a permanent foothold for settlers
inside the Bab al-Rahma prayer hall.
He points out that the Israeli entity is
experiencing internal divisions and crises and is trying to export these crises
by attacking Palestinians and Al-Aqsa, especially since Jerusalem has become a
hotbed of tension due to the continued violations and measures taken by the
occupation against the people of Jerusalem.
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