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Sunday, March 3, 2019
Israel bans senior Islamic cleric from entering Aqsa Mosque
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePolice have banned several Islamic officials appointed by Jordan from entering the Temple Mount, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, following clashes between Palestinian worshipers and Israeli authorities in recent weeks.
Abdel Azeem Salhab, the highest-ranking official in the Jordanian-run council overseeing the site, says that police handed him and two other Palestinian officials the order on Sunday.
Salhab says police informed him the ban was because of his role in opening the Golden Gate area, which has been closed by Israeli court order since 2003.
Jordan’s Religious Affairs Minister Abdel Nasser Abu Albasal condemns the Israeli decision as “a new escalation” meant to disrupt the council’s work.
— AP
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