<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Occupied Palestine | فلسطين]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[occupiedpalestine]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/author/hajarhajar/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Israelis resume demolition of historic bridge to Al-Aqsa&nbsp;Mosque]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/4078-israelis-resume-demolition-of-historic-bridge-to-al-aqsa-mosque" target="_blank"><strong>MEMO | July 31, 2012</strong></a><br />
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<p>Sheikh Raed Salah, meanwhile, reiterated the importance of publicising Israel&#8217;s &#8220;aggressive plans&#8221; against Islamic holy places.<br />
The Israeli occupation authorities are resuming their demolition of the historic Al-Magharibah Bridge to Al-Aqsa Mosque. Details of the Israeli project were disclosed during a press conference arranged by Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage. The work, it is alleged, will also undermine the foundations of Islam&#8217;s third holiest mosque.</p>
<p>The Foundation used still and video images to support its claims. Dozens of workers can be seen clearly using pick-axes and shovels to destroy the bridge. Others are seen taking away the debris. Israel has made it clear that a synagogue is to be built in place of the bridge. Al-Aqsa Foundation has maps of the area showing this to be the case.</p>
<p>According to the Israeli plan, Al-Magharibah Bridge and Gate will be replaced by a more modern bridge capable of allowing heavy military vehicles to have access to the Noble Sanctuary of Al-Aqsa. This will, claims the Foundation, enable the Israelis to move large numbers of security forces into the compound with relative ease. &#8220;That is one of the purposes of the current work,&#8221; said a representative of the Foundation.</p>
<p>Speaking at the press conference, the Head of the High Islamic Committee and the Friday Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Ikremah Sabri, said that the alarm is being raised about the dangers facing the sacred site. Fatah leader Hatem Abdul-Kader accused the Palestinian Authority leadership of not doing enough to counter the threats to Al-Aqsa.</p>
<p>Sheikh Raed Salah, meanwhile, reiterated the importance of publicising Israel&#8217;s &#8220;aggressive plans&#8221; against Islamic holy places. The leader of the Islamic Movement in Israel called for all Muslims to do their best to protect Al-Aqsa Mosque and all its premises which are being attacked daily.</p>
<p>Part of the Israeli proposal is to add another tunnel to the network already creating problems for the foundations of Al-Aqsa Mosque. Al-Aqsa Foundation revealed last month that the Israeli excavations beneath Al-Aqsa have now reached the foundations of the building from the western side of the southern wall and penetrated as far as the ground floor of the Islamic Museum.</p>
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