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<dd class="create">Tuesday, 09 August 2011 12:45| MEMO</dd>
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<div class="img_caption_news-left null" style="width:250px;"><img class="caption_news-left" title="Israel's restriction on religious activity in this revered place of worship runs contrary to its claim that it allows freedom of worship in the areas it controls." src="https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/images/article_images/news/middle-east/al-aqsa-mosque.jpg" alt="Jewish &quot;extremists&quot; enter Al-Aqsa with police support" width="250" height="157" border="0" />Israel&#8217;s restriction on religious activity in this revered place of worship runs contrary to its claim that it allows freedom of worship in the areas it controls.</p>
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<p>Groups of Jews described by Palestinian sources as &#8220;extremists&#8221; have been entering the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem since the early hours of Monday, escorted by Israeli police. The groups claim to be honouring the Jewish Tisha B&#8217;av holiday, which commemorates the destruction of the temple on the site.</p>
<p>The sources added that such incursions by extremist Jewish settlers are very provocative; their Israeli police escorts are there to prevent confrontations with Palestinian worshippers who try to stop the settlers.</p>
<p>The latest incursions by Jewish extremists began when a group tried to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque during Friday prayers last week. They were confronted by the worshippers and left the area. Nevertheless, a larger group backed by Israeli police and Israel Defence Forces special units stormed into the Mosque after the special Ramadan late-night prayers (Tarawih) for the third night running, forcing Palestinian worshippers out. The Palestinians were praying in defiance of the Israeli authorities&#8217; ban on the presence of any Muslim in Al-Aqsa mosque after the normal night (Isha) prayers until the dawn (Fajr) prayers. Israel&#8217;s restriction on religious activity in this revered place of worship runs contrary to its claim that it allows freedom of worship in the areas it controls.&nbsp;</p>
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