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Jordan Times
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Jordan Times
Guards prevent Passover sacrifice ritual at Al Aqsa Mosque Compound
This photo taken on May 15, 2024 from Jerusalem's southern neighbourhood of Arnona shows a view of the Golden Dome of the Rock (Left) and the Dome of the Aqsa Mosque (Right), at the Aqsa Mosque Compound/ Al Haram Al Sharif in the old city of Jerusalem (AFP photo) AMMAN — Guards at Al Aqsa Mosque on Monday thwarted an attempt by a group of ultranationalist Jewish settlers to sacrifice a lamb at the Al Haram Al Sharif Compound in occupied Jerusalem, during the Jewish Passover holiday, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra. Eyewitnesses told Petra's correspondent in Ramallah that the group, carrying a lamb, attempted to enter the compound but were intercepted by mosque guards before the act could be carried out. In a statement on Monday, the Jerusalem Governorate strongly condemned the incident as a 'dangerous escalation,' warning of the consequences of 'such provocations which violate the sanctity of the holy site and offend Muslim worshippers.' "What happened is a deliberate criminal attempt to impose a new status quo at Al Aqsa Mosque," it said, holding the occupation authority fully accountable for "these dangerous acts which were carried out under the protection, and with the complicity of Israeli security forces.' The incident came on the same day that 594 Jewish settlers entered the compound under heavy security, as Muslim worshippers were denied entry to Al Haram Al Sharif, the third holiest site in Islam.
Jordan Times
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Jordan Times
Guards prevent Passover sacrifice attempt at Al Aqsa Mosque Compound
This photo taken on May 15, 2024 from Jerusalem's southern neighbourhood of Arnona shows a view of the Golden Dome of the Rock (Left) and the Dome of the Aqsa Mosque (Right), at the Aqsa Mosque Compound/ Al Haram Al Sharif in the old city of Jerusalem (AFP photo) AMMAN — Guards at Al Aqsa Mosque on Monday thwarted an attempt by a group of ultranationalist Jewish settlers to sacrifice a lamb at the Al Haram Al Sharif Compound in occupied Jerusalem, during the Jewish Passover holiday, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra. Eyewitnesses told Petra's correspondent in Ramallah that the group, carrying a lamb, attempted to enter the compound but were intercepted by mosque guards before the act could be carried out. In a statement on Monday, the Jerusalem Governorate strongly condemned the incident as a 'dangerous escalation,' warning of the consequences of 'such provocations which violate the sanctity of the holy site and offend Muslim worshippers.' "What happened is a deliberate criminal attempt to impose a new status quo at Al Aqsa Mosque," it said, holding the occupation authority fully accountable for "these dangerous acts which were carried out under the protection, and with the complicity of Israeli security forces.' The incident came on the same day that 594 Jewish settlers entered the compound under heavy security, as Muslim worshippers were denied entry to Al Haram Al Sharif, the third holiest site in Islam.
