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Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/19671/threat-al-aqsa-mosque
The Real Threat to Al-Aqsa Mosque Is from Muslims, Not Jews
(Gatestone Institute) Bassam Tawil - On May 18, as Jews, were preparing to celebrate the reunification of Jerusalem by holding a flag parade in the city, the hashtag "al-Aqsa Mosque is in Danger" was trending on various Arab social media platforms. Yet participants in the Jerusalem flag parade - which is held every year - never enter the premises of al-Aqsa Mosque or the Temple Mount compound. Like other non-Muslims, Jews do visit the Temple Mount on other days of the year. There is no ban on such visits. For the past century, Palestinian leaders have used the lie that "al-Aqsa is in danger" to incite their people to attack Jews. If anyone has been desecrating al-Aqsa Mosque, it is Muslims who have been rioting and using rocks and fireworks to attack police officers and Jewish visitors. Muslim rioters - not peaceful Jewish visitors - are the real threat to the sanctity of the mosque.