Status quo at Jerusalem's holiest site under threat as Israeli nationalists flout rules
Israeli nationalists are increasingly flouting a convention on how faiths share the al-Aqsa mosque compound.
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"The whole land of Israel was promised to the children of God… and this is where we are going to build a new Temple for the entire humanity to come and pray together."
— Moshe Feiglin , Politician
"I had no knowledge of them."
— Marco Rubio , Politician
"Peace without leaving al-Aqsa Mosque alone, is simply opening a Pandora's box."
— Dr Mustafa Abu Sway , Academic
Key People
Dr Mustafa Abu Sway is the Deputy Head of the Islamic Waqf Council and a respected Palestinian expert in Islamic studies.
U.S. Secretary of State.
Mike Huckabee is a former governor of Arkansas and the United States Ambassador to Israel.
Moshe Feiglin is a right-wing nationalist Israeli politician.
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Israeli nationalists are increasingly flouting a convention on how faiths share the al-Aqsa mosque compound.
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