Mass Palestinian Outpouring Defeats ‘Israel’ Land Grab at al-Aqsa Mosque
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By Joyce Chediac
Global Research
Featured image: Masses of Palestinians praying outside al-Aqsa Mosque (Source: Liberation News)
Mass civil disobedience of thousands of Palestinian people has defeated an Israeli attempt to take territory around al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem by installing barricades and metal detectors at entrances.
“The spirit of unity amongst Jerusalemites today has been extraordinary. People from all walks of life, practicing Muslims and non-practicing Muslims and even Christians, have taken part in directly protesting the closure of Al-Aqsa. We all recognize the significance of this battle, and so we all resist,” according to Jalal Abukhater, who lives in East Jerusalem (Electronic Intifada, July 25).
For two weeks Palestinian worship...