Palestine says Israel violates freedom of worship in Jerusalem

Source: Xinhua| 2020-06-04 21:04:46|Editor: huaxia

RAMALLAH, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Israel on Thursday of violating the Muslims' right in the freedom of worship at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem.

The ministry's accusation was made in a press statement in response to a decision issued by the Israeli authorities on Thursday to prevent Sheikh Ekrema Sabri, the Palestinian Speaker of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, from entering the mosque for four months.

The statement said that Israel had also prevented during the past few months several Palestinians from entering the mosque or the old city of Jerusalem.

The statement said that "all the Israeli occupation authorities' measures against Jerusalem and the holy places in it are illegal, rejected, and unveil the falseness of the Israeli claims that it respects the Muslims' freedom of worship." Enditem

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