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| Islamic Movement head: Netanyahu a political madman |
| 2009-10-04 |
| Ma'an -- The leader of the Islamic Movement inside Israel, Sheikh Raed Salah, on Friday said Israeli religious groups may break into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound next week during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Dozens of Palestinians were injured when Israeli police used batons and stun grenades to disperse protesters who reportedly threw stones inside the compound in objection to the arrival of settlers last week. "We consider ourselves in a state of alert, taking up positions at Al-Aqsa Mosque, especially from Sunday, 4 October until the end of the week," the sheikh said in a statement distributed by Al-Aqsa Foundation for Heritage and Rehabilitation. He called on Muslims, if allowed by authorities to access Jerusalem, to be present at the compound throughout the week. Salah warned of consequences he said could result from the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu government's purported policy of excavating new tunnels under the mosque area. "We warn that Netanyahu, this political madman, may burn everything. He challenged Muslims in 1996 and excavated a tunnel under Al-Aqsa Mosque and that led to the eruption of the Tunnel Uprising," Salah said. "I am afraid today that Netanyahu may excavate a new tunnel." |
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