Sheikh Ekrima Sabri head of the Higher Islamic Council in Occupied Jerusalem has said that the Palestinian people will remain loyal to the Aqsa Mosque and will continue to defend it despite Israeli oppression.
Addressing a symposium held on Friday by Muslim scholars to discuss the Israeli aggression against the Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Sabri applauded the intensive presence of Muslim worshipers at the Mosque for prayers especially during the Isha (night) and Fajr (dawn) prayers.
Sheikh Sabri emphasized that the holy land of Jerusalem is Islamic by divine decree so it cannot be waived or bargained over.
“The occupation state seeks through its aggressive actions to break our people’s will and empty the Old City of Jerusalem and the Aqsa Mosque of Muslims to make room for settlers’ break-ins” the Jerusalemite official underlined.
“Without tight security protection no settler would dare to defile the Aqsa Mosque and this means that the right-wing Israeli government is responsible for any violation of the Mosque’s sanctity and any tension that happens in Occupied Jerusalem” he said.
