Palestinian guards foil attack against Al-Aqsa
2 November 2009
RAMALLAH: Palestinian security forces have foiled a lone Jewish gunman's attempt to infiltrate Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday. They believe his intention was to massacre worshipers in the compound.
RAMALLAH: Palestinian security forces have foiled a lone Jewish gunman's attempt to infiltrate Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday. They believe his intention was to massacre worshipers in the compound.
Hatim Abdulqader, who is in charge of the Jerusalem portfolio in the Fatah movement, told Arab News the guards succeeded in stopping the gunman as he went up the stairs of a building adjacent to the mosque. He added security forces are working round the clock to foil any Israeli attacks against the mosque.
The Al Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage said the man was handed over to Israeli police, who later claimed he was mad. He has since been transferred to an unknown location.
The foundation added a machine gun was strapped on his back. It claimed he had intended to massacre worshippers during the dawn prayer in a similar way to Baruch Goldstein, who in 1994 opened fire at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, killing at least 29 people and injuring dozens more.
A systematic policy pursued by the Israeli government was behind frequent assaults on Al-Aqsa Mosque, not just efforts by extremist Zionist groups or individuals, the foundation added.
Adnan Al-Husseini, the governor of Al-Qods, said the plot "could not be carried out by a mad man." He accused rightist Jewish movements of planning the incident.
Tensions have been running high in the region over the past month and the compound has witnessed violent scenes after Israeli extremists, backed by Israel's police force, tried to enter the mosque and clashed with Palestinian worshippers.
Two groups in particular are dedicated to the destruction of Jerusalem's most sacred Islamic place of worship since the occupation of the city in 1967. They are the militant Bloc of the Faithful or Gush Emunim, led by rabbis including Moshe Levinger; and Ateret Cohanim, a Jewish seminary composed of militant Jewish students and their rabbis.
Sakher Habash dies
Sakher Habash, one of the founding members of Fatah movement, died on Sunday in the West Bank at the age of 70. The Fatah-led Palestinian Authority issued a statement mourning his death. Habash helped form Fatah in 1965 and served as a close military aide to the movement's leader, Yasser Arafat.
__._,_.___
The Holy Qur'an - http://www.quran.org.uk
Commentary of Holy Qur'an http://al-islam.org/tahrif_quran/
Du'a - http://www.duas.org
Islam - http://www.al-islam.org
Free Islamic Books -http://www.winislam.com
http://www.islamic-message.net/English/index.htm
Commentary of Holy Qur'an http://al-islam.org/tahrif_quran/
Du'a - http://www.duas.org
Islam - http://www.al-islam.org
Free Islamic Books -http://www.winislam.com
http://www.islamic-message.net/English/index.htm
MARKETPLACE
Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required)
Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional
Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe
.
__,_._,___
No comments:
Post a Comment