100 Mosques in Sudan, People Around the World Show Solidarity with Al-Aqsa

prayers — Palestinians pray outside the gates of Al-Aqsa in protest of increased surveillance. (Photo: via Social Media)

Imams from 100 mosques in Khartoum spoke talk about the tensions in Al-Aqsa Mosque in their sermons Friday.

The Society’s head of board of trustees, Muhammad Al-Amin Khalifa, said in a press conference: “What is happening in Al-Aqsa Mosque is a serious matter and everyone must take a firm stand for freedom and peace.”

From Malaysia in Solidarity with Al-Aqsa! #NoGates #جمعة_الاقصى pic.twitter.com/OSdH3rv4zu

— Muhammad Smiry (@MuhammadSmiry) July 21, 2017

“We must stand together and if we do not unite over the truth, then we will be defeated.”

The Palestinian Ambassador to Khartoum, Sameer Abdul-Jabbar, stressed: “The need to continue the struggle and support the Palestinian cause on a daily basis. We must also avoid in the moment reactions as they are not feasible.”

A march in Tunis, #Tunisia, in solidarity with the #Palestinians, #Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa pic.twitter.com/qtDQ8a54a6

— ISM Palestine (@ISMPalestine) July 21, 2017

The ambassador also noted “the Palestinian society, regardless of their political and sectarian affiliations, categorically reject the electronic gates placed at the entrances of Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Israeli police.”

“Peace and unity will not be achieved in the world unless the Jerusalem issue is solved,” he added.

Thousands march in Amman, #Jordan, in solidarity with Al-Aqsa pic.twitter.com/6WC9jbnilo

— ISM Palestine (@ISMPalestine) July 21, 2017

On her part, Deputy Secretary-General of the Islamic Movement, Raja Hassan Khalifa, said: “The electronic gates in front of Al-Aqsa are a new desecration from Israel, and should be removed immediately.”

“These electronic gates are a form of humiliation to control the Al-Aqsa Mosque.”

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Since Sunday, Palestinians in Jerusalem have protested against Israeli occupation forces placing electronic gates at the entrances of Al-Aqsa and have insisted that they be removed.

The worshipers refuse to enter the mosque through these gates, and pray in the streets surrounding it instead.

(MEMO, PC, Social Media)