(Times of Israel) Sue Surkes - Israeli security forces on Thursday closed three organizations associated with the banned northern branch of Israel's Islamic Movement, accusing them of fanning unrest at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Their bank accounts were frozen and the activities of their senior staff curtailed. The shutdown came after the organizations were warned to change their ways. The Higher Council for Support in Jerusalem and Al Aqsa, a publication called QPRESS, and an educational body called Qudurat "are continuations of the direction and the activities of the Islamic Movement's northern branch in Israel," the Israel Security Agency said. The first two "devise activities that cause tension on the Temple Mount and fan disturbances that break out at the site regularly....Over recent days QPRESS has called on Muslims to go up to the Temple Mount in greater numbers with the intention of confronting the security forces and disturbing the peace at the site."
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