From the official PA news agency Wafa:
Israeli settlers Sunday resumed their provocative tours into al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, despite of recent remarks made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, where he vowed that ‘his’ government will not change the status quo at the compound, according to local sources.When the PA talks about the "status quo," they don't mean for Israel to allow the screaming inciters back on the holy spot. By saying that all Jewish presence on the Mount is "illegal" they are making it clear that the only "status quo" they respect is the one where Jews are banned altogether.
WAFA correspondent said groups of Jewish settlers, accompanied by a police escort, entered the site through the Moroccan Gate, before they were confronted by Palestinian worshipers who chanted religious slogans to protest their entry.
This came amid intensified presence of outdoor students and Islamic Waqf personnel who barricaded themselves inside the compound to confront illegal Jewish entry to the Islamic holy site.
This recent tweet from a Reuters correspondent indicates that he thinks so, too.
Another member of the ultra-Orthodox community visits Al Aqsa/Temple Mount despite protests against it yesterday pic.twitter.com/p4O1TWWIHh
— Luke Baker (@LukeReuters) October 27, 2015
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