Word: aqsa
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...light of these facts, the assertion by the Mufti of Jerusalem that Israeli soldiers attacked Palestinians praying peacefully at the Al-Aqsa Mosque becomes ludicrous...
...acres on earth. Though 19 centuries have passed since Roman troops obliterated Herod's gilded Temple, the Mount remains the object of intense Jewish reverence. But for the past 13 centuries the same trapezoidal tract has also been Islam's holiest site after Mecca and Medina: its Al Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock honor the spot whence the Prophet Muhammad is said to have ascended to the seventh heaven. Christians too hold in awe this place where Jesus walked. Now a controversy has arisen over whether, and when, a new Jewish Temple should be built...
...They permit no Jew or Christian to pray openly on the holy ground, nor will they consider allowing even the simplest synagogue or church. The merest hint of rebuilding the Temple is considered an outrage by the Prophet's followers, who, in the words of an official at Al Aqsa, "will defend the Islamic holy places to the last drop of their blood...
...ensuing clashes, which Palestinians called a "massacre," the Israelis shot and killed four more villagers and wounded 25 others. The next day, Israeli troops sealed off the main cities in the West Bank. For the first time, Palestinians from the territories were prohibited from praying at Jerusalem's al Aqsa Mosque. But seven more Palestinians were shot and killed in rioting that broke out in the West Bank...
...expected, P.L.O. Chairman Yasser Arafat swiftly denounced Shamir's proposals, calling them "inappropriate, as usual," and many Palestinians in the occupied territories followed suit. In Jerusalem on Friday, the first day of the month-long Ramadan observance, hundreds of Palestinians pouring out of midday prayer services at the al Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount launched an angry demonstration, throwing rocks and chanting anti-Israeli and anti- American slogans...