Israeli forces raid Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

**Davy Crockett** · 03-05-2010

Israeli forces raid Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:18:38 GMT

Israeli forces have stormed the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied East Jerusalem Al-Quds and cordoned off its premises where dozens of Palestinian protesters had gathered.

Eyewitnesses said that Israeli policemen had encircled the Al-Aqsa Mosque since the early morning hours and clashes erupted in the holy complex after the Israeli forces raided the area to push out the Palestinians.

The protesters responded to the attack by throwing stones. Several people were injured and dozens more detained in the unrest.

Muslims consider the frequent Israeli attacks on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as part of a Judaization campaign that targets the holy city of Jerusalem Al-Quds and a provocation of Muslim feelings.

Israel occupied Al-Quds during a 1967 aggression and later annexed it. The status of the city is among the thorniest issues of the so-called peace process with the Palestinians, underscoring the reality that any Palestinian state should include the city as its capital.

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**Davy Crockett** · 03-06-2010

OIC calls for intl. action over Israeli raid on Al-Aqsa

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:42:11 GMT

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Jordanian Muslims demonstrate in the capital city of Amman on March 5, 2010 to express solidarity with Palestinians after an Israeli raid.

The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) urges an all-out international effort aimed at ending the Israeli aggression after an Israeli raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

On Saturday, OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu called for "an international intervention effective at every level to end Israeli aggressions and make Israel respect international law," AFP reported.

The Israeli forces on Friday raided the compound of the holy site in the occupied East Jerusalem (Al-Quds) to push out Palestinian worshippers who had gathered for the weekly Friday prayers.

The move triggered protests that quickly turned violent after Israeli police fired tear gas canisters and rubber bullets at demonstrators, leaving 60 Palestinians injured.

Ihsanoglu also condemned the attack as "a sacrilegious act of profanation of the holy Islamic site" and called it "a violation of international law and a flagrant attack on the freedom of religion of the nature that could take the region into a war between religions."

The mosque is revered as the third holiest site in Islam by the OIC whose raison d'être is to "liberate Al-Aqsa from the Zionist occupation."

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**MDK** · 03-06-2010

About 5,000 left-wing activists and Palestinians gathered Saturday to protest the eviction of four Palestinian families in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem.

However, one of the rally's organizers said, "It is important to clarify that we have people of all stripes here, supporters of a bi-national state and supporters of two states for two peoples. But we are all united against the 'Judaization' of East Jerusalem.

HAARETZ article.
Thousands of protesters rally against Jewish presence in E. Jerusalem - Haaretz - Israel News

Not much coverage in our media, saying our media

They keeps saying in the zionist media Iran wants to "Wipe Israel off the map". They are doing it themselves, they don't know when to stop.

"Wipe Israel off the map" is an outright lie.