The slaps in the face that Israel has had to deal with since
the 28th of Ramadan have left quite the impact on Israelis, their morale, their
government and military strength.
اضافة اعلان
Since the end of military confrontations, Israel has behaved
as if it were completely victorious by facilitating more waves of break-ins
into Al-Aqsa mosque. Everyone knows that the cause of latest confrontations was
ongoing media campaigns since the 28th of Ramadan.
These days Israel is back to its old habits by supporting
settler break-ins into Al-Haram Al-Sharif. Even though Israel has recently been
very vocal about the cost of the last war, namely the cost of pursuing the
release of Israeli soldiers in
Gaza, the prisoner exchange deal and the
cancellation of the media march planned for next Thursday, it remains
persistent in its infringement upon Al-Aqsa.
Over the past few days, we have witnessed settlers enter
Al-Aqsa through Al-Magharbeh gate, under the protection of the occupation’s
police. Israel has also left the Sheikh Jarrah case to its judicial system,
which is considering whether to pull out of the neighborhood entirely. But the
Israeli justice system is any but just and supports the occupation by all legal
means.
Israel is not only playing with fire, but is also
instigating a new battle by tampering with Al-Aqsa, despite realizing the cost
of doing so. Nonetheless, it seems adamant on projecting an image of strength
and cohesion, in addition to gradually unleashing settlers to avoid the
eruption of another battle in Jerusalem.
But the battle was never really over. Arrests of
Palestinians are ongoing and we have also seen the arrest of media personnel
and activists, most recently, Muna Al-Kurd. These wide-scale arrests are an
attempt to stifle and silence the voices that can move the masses and broadcast
Jerusalem’s cause to a global audience. Despite all of its efforts, Israel will
not succeed in burying the Jerusalemite cause, nor its violations in the holy
city.
What is needed today is an Arab-international entity that
can document the latest events, specifically the murder of women, children and
the elderly, assaults on holy sites, the media, and personal freedoms, in order
to draft an international charter used to address international bodies, which
can in turn present all the evidence at hand to the world about Israeli
violations against the Palestinian people. Such a task does not have to be left
to official Palestinian or Arab bodies alone, especially since activist and
volunteer efforts could be more effective in revealing Israel’s true colors to
the world.
Al-Aqsa mosque has sustained several attacks while the West
remained unmoved, even though Israel has closed the mosque on multiple
occasions, destroyed parts of it, prevented renovation and blocked worshippers
from entering the mosque to pray.
How can the West claim and pretend to respect religious
freedoms but sit still and watch matters unfold in the Middle East?
So long as the occupation exists, we will never rest. The
case of Al-Aqsa will remain pressing, indicating that the mosque is still under
threat, even if only by occupiers who have called for the demolition of the
mosque during the most recent clashes. This requires us alert in monitoring
Israel’s next moves regarding Al-Aqsa.
Al-Aqsa is still under the threat of Israel and its schemes.
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