Hamas chief calls for Arab riots on Temple Mount during Ramadan

Hamas chairman and former Palestinian Authority premier Ismail Haniyeh called for mass riots on the Temple Mount during the upcoming Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in the hopes of escalating tensions at the holy site.

During an interview with the Hezbollah-aligned Lebanese television network Al-Manar, Haniyeh called Wednesday on Palestinian Arabs to “barricade themselves” inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque ahead of Ramadan, in order to break “the siege” on the Temple Mount.


Ramadan, which this year begins on March 10th and lasts through April 9th, is often marked by violent clashes and Arab terror attacks across Israel, with tensions highest in and around the Temple Mount.

Given the ongoing war against Hamas and Hezbollah and the elevated terror risk throughout the country, the Israeli government is considering limiting the number of visitors to the Temple Mount during Ramadan.

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Hamas chief calls for Arab riots on Temple Mount during Ramadan | World Israel News

Ismail Haniyeh urges Arabs to 'barricade themselves' on the Temple Mount during upcoming Ramadan holy month.

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[1LoverofGod]

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US presses Israel on Temple Mount worship, Hamas calls for Al-Aqsa march

The United States urged Israel to allow “peaceful” Palestinian worship at al-Aqsa Mosque on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount during the holy month of Ramadan, as Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh called for all Palestinians to march to the site.

“We continue to urge Israel to facilitate access to the Temple Mount for peaceful worship during Ramadan consistent with past practice, and that will continue to be our position,” US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters in Washington on Wednesday.

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US presses Israel on Temple Mount worship, Hamas calls for Al-Aqsa march

Concern is high about the potential for increased violence due to the religious sensitivities of the Ramadan holiday.

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[1LoverofGod]

The United States has butted into Israel's business enough but to dictate to the Israeli's on their worship is too far.

 

[mattfivefour]

Hey, they're ALL heading for a reckoning they do not see coming. And when it comes they will finally --although too late-- discover there is a God and He means what He has said all along. They won't be so gung ho then.

 

[Spartan Sprinter]

Oh that religion of peace ...........................................

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Ask the Jewish people, who were praying at the Wailing Wall, who were hit by rocks thrown by "peaceful" muslims visiting the mosque some decades ago