Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas turned a blind eye to the serious escalation in Occupied Jerusalem and Israel’s violations at al-Aqsa Mosque and banning Jerusalemites and Palestinian worshipers from performing prayers at the holy site since last Friday.
In his 20-minute speech delivered at Chinese Academy of Governance in Beijing on Wednesday Abbas did not mention the current situation in Occupied Jerusalem. However he expressed his willingness to hold tripartite political meetings (Chinese Palestinian and Israeli).
Thousands of Palestinians have been sitting in front of al-Aqsa Mosque’s gates since last Sunday in protest at installing metal detectors at the holy shrine in order to control the Muslim worshipers’ access to al-Aqsa Mosque.
Violent clashes erupted between sit-inners and Israeli police on Tuesday evening. Dozens of injuries were reported among Palestinians including preacher of al-Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Ekrema Sabri.
