Next Sunday, the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque will witness another blatant violation, as extremists commemorate the so-called " Destruction of the Temple " anniversary, which Jews consider a day of mourning for what they call the destruction of the first and second "temples."Last year, 2,958 extremists stormed the mosque on the same occasion. This year, extremist groups are mobilizing their supporters to carry out similar raids and violations. Observers believe these violations will escalate in light of the widespread Arab and Islamic silence, and with extremist parties currently ruling the Israeli government.Extremists insist on storming the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque on this occasion, and refuse to commemorate it solely in their synagogues. Among the violations documented in previous years was the bringing of "lamentation" scrolls into the mosque and their reading.Several violations were also recorded on the same occasion last year, most notably the raising of the Israeli flag, the collective performance of the epic prostration ritual (full prostration and the body lying flat on the ground with the hands, feet and face fully extended), dancing and singing, in addition to the storming of the building by a number of Knesset members and Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir .Academic and former media and public relations official at Al-Aqsa Mosque, Abdullah Maarouf, told Al Jazeera Net that this year's commemoration will be one of the most dangerous days of the year for the mosque.
It made a video showing all of these "violations by extremists at Al Aqsa."
No attacks. No storming. Just peaceful walking, praying, prostration, displaying an Israeli flag and some singing at the exit.
But there is an ominous soundtrack, and the article warns that Jews might want to build a synagogue "inside Al Aqsa Mosque," so there's that.
(I fully support building a synagogue on the large and largely empty plaza on the south of the Mount where the only Muslim activity is the occasional soccer game. It is part of the Herodian extension of the Mount so it cannot be the site of the Temple and therefore is much easier for Jews to visit halachically. Israel won't do this any time soon, but it would be a victory for the few people in the world who still believe in freedom of religion - even for Jews - to build a synagogue in an area that was sacred for some 1,800 years before Islam.)
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