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Israeli soldiers walk past the Dome of the Rock in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound. (AFP)
by Kifah Ziboun | Aug 30, 2017 | Middle East
Ramallah – Israeli Knesset members stormed into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Tuesday for the first time in two years, amid claims that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to divide the mosque, to demolish it and incite religious war in the region....
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Israeli border police officers stand guard at the entrance to the Aqsa Compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, Friday, July 14, 2017. (AP)
by Kifah Ziboun | Jul 16, 2017 | Middle East
Israeli authorities reopened the al-Aqsa Compound on Sunday, two days after it was closed following a deadly shooting. The closure had sparked fears of the eruption of clashes. Director of the Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani had warned that the prolonged closure of...