Senior Christian Priest in Ramallah Father Manuel Musallam
April 14, 2022
Christians alongside Muslim Palestinians will die in defence of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and will never hand over its keys to the Israeli occupation, head of the World Popular Organisation for Jerusalem Justice and Peace, Father Manuel Musallam, said yesterday.
Musallam's remarks came after adverts appeared online calling on extremist Jewish groups to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Passover holiday, which begins tomorrow, and sacrifice animals in its courtyards. Financial rewards have been offered to those who are able to carry out a sacrifice.
"We will die strong with our heads up around Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City," he vowed. "We will never hand over the keys of these holy sites at any price."
A Hebrew advert calling on people to join the Passover Sacrifice at Islam's third holiest site Al-Aqsa Mosque and win monetary compensation. It reads:
"You didn't succeed? You were arrested – You won!"
"In light of the Hamas threats and the police objection to let us make the Passover sacrifice in its due time in an approved manner – join the attempts to make the Passover sacrifice and receive a financial reward!"
Musallam stressed that carrying out the alleged Jewish holy sacrifices inside Al-Aqsa Mosque "proves that the Zionists are manoeuvring to occupy the mosque, destroy it and build their alleged temple in its place."
He warned that "remaining silent at this moment wastes our right to defend Al-Aqsa Mosque in the future."
"Al Aqsa Mosque is the seam line between seriousness and unseriousness."
The senior Christian figure in Palestine said that Christians will defend Al-Aqsa Mosque and Muslims will defend the Church of Holy Sepulchre. "All of us belong to the same nation and same culture," he said.
"Al-Aqsa is calling on you and its eyes are weeping," he said, "so do not fail it."
Hamas Leader in Gaza: Be Ready for Great Battle
The leader of the Hamas movement in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, called on Palestinians Saturday to be ready for the "great battle" against Israel to defend Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
"Our people must prepare for a great battle if the occupation does not cease its aggression against the Al-Aqsa Mosque," he said during a meeting with military leaders from several Palestinian factions, in addition to journalists and intellectuals in Gaza.
Displaying a photo of Israeli police raiding Al-Aqsa Mosque, he said, "This photo will not be repeated. Whoever makes the decision to allow this photo to be repeated, has decided to allow the violation of thousands of synagogues all across the world."
He accused Israel of seeking to turn the clashes into Al-Aqsa into a religious war.
The Palestinians do no want such a conflict, but they are up to the challenge if it is imposed on them, he added.
A religious war, such as the one desired by Israel, will not spare anyone, he warned.
He called on the Palestinian factions and all Palestinians to prepare for the "great battle" if the Israelis do not cease their violations at Al-Aqsa.
"The battle will not conclude with the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, but it will only begin if the violations persist," Sinwar said.
However, he called on the world to act to prevent this war.
"Currently, there is an opportunity to prevent this war, but our military wings must still be prepared for it,” he stressed.
Moreover, Sinwar confirmed that Hamas has prepared 1,111 missiles that will be launched in the next confrontation with Israel.
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