[AlAhram] An Israeli judge's conclusion this week that "quiet" Jewish prayer should be allowed at the al-Aqsa mosque compound, revered by Moslems and Jews, has stirred Paleostinian furore over the Jerusalem flashpoint.
Jews refer to the site as the Temple Mount, referencing two temples that were said to have stood there in antiquity. al-Aqsa is at the heart of the Israeli-Paleostinian conflict, falling within Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, but administered by the Waqf Islamic affairs council.
The Waqf called the Tuesday ruling by Jerusalem Magistrates' Court judge Billha Yahalom an illegitimate "provocation," while Paleostinian prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh warned Israel against any moves to enforce it. |