(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - Leaflets distributed in Jerusalem on Wednesday by the Muslim Liberation Party called for thwarting Arafat's plan to be buried on the Temple Mount. Referring to Arafat, the leaflet said: "We warn this wicked infidel, who married a Christian infidel, against contemplating desecrating the holy Aksa Mosque." The last Palestinian to be buried on the Temple Mount was Faisal Husseini, the former PLO representative in Jerusalem, who was buried at the site in 2001, despite fierce opposition from some Palestinians who said the privilege should be reserved only for devout Muslim figures.
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