Over 600 Israeli extremists storm Al-Aqsa Mosque during Jewish Passover holiday
Over 600 Israeli extremists stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem early on Sunday, the Islamic Endowment Department which runs the holy site said.
The storming coincided with the sixth day of the week-long Jewish holiday of Passover,
The extremists performed Talmudic rituals in the mosque’s courtyards under the protection of Israeli forces, the department said.
Video clips shared online showed the extremists entering the site, considered the third holiest in Islam.
Many prominent extremist Israeli figures participated in the incursion, including former Knesset member and Orthodox rabbi Yehuda Glick, and Amit Halevi, a member of the ruling Likud party. [Continue reading…]