The Jewish visitors knew within seconds that they had entered hostile territory. Scores of hooded Palestinian women, their faces covered, chanted a shrill chorus of Allah-u akbar (God is great) as wary policemen looked on. A police officer used a video camera to film one woman who, holding the hand of a toddler carrying a toy gun, protested the newcomers arrival with particular vehemence. The scene of the confrontation was the Al Aqsa Mosque complex, the most sensitive - and hotly contested - religious shrine in Jerusalems historic Old City, and known to Jews as the Temple Mount. Such scenes have become increasingly common in recent months as radical Jewish groups - often backed by Right-wing Israeli politicians - have entered the site trying to claim worship rights in the face of opposition from Muslims, who insist it is rightfully and exclusively theirs. telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/11328893/Hardline-Israelis-anger-Palestinians-by-trying-to-reclaim-prayer-rights-at-Jerusalems-most-famous-holy-site.html
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:50:27 +0000
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