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International, U.S.

World War 3: Israel threatens Al Aqsa Mosque, Hamas issues warning, Al Jazeerah says it will be war ended only by Jewish Messiah

“Attacking or destroying or burning the Islamic house of worship of 1400 years would spark off religious wars between Muslims and Jews, wars that would only end when the redeemer or Jewish Messiah appears.”-Khalid Amayreh, Al-Jazeerah

February 21, 2012, Israeli police have been attacked with stones, by Palestinians who say they are defending the Al-Aqsa Mosque (aka Dome of the Rock), which is located on the ruins of the ancient Hebrew temple.  The stoning of Israeli police comes one day after police attacked Palestinian protestors.

Tensions have been building after internet rumors began, saying that Israel was planning on taking down the Mosque.  Since the weekend Israeli riot police have been on stand by, and Jews and Christians have been escorted by the military.

This is not the first time Israel has made moves against the Mosque: “Today, the Zionist regime is making the same foolish moves that the former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon did in 2000, and there is a possibility for sparking another Intifada.”-Salah Bardewil, Hamas

Israel has also been accused of digging under the Mosque, officially for archaeological reasons, in the hopes it would collapse. Those digs have been escalating in size recently.

Officially Israeli police say they do not know why Palestinians are suddenly up in arms (rocks) about the Mosque.  Muslim officials connected to the Al-Aqsa Mosque say they have evidence that Israeli officials are going to divide the Mosque into Jewish and Muslim sections.

While Israeli media denies such plans by the Israeli government, an Israeli  Likud political party member, Moshe Feiglin, announced such plans two weeks ago: “We call upon everyone to go up the Temple Mound, the Haram Ash-Sharif, one of the most important religious sites in the Old City of Jerusalem, to declare a proper leadership which insures our full control of the mount in order to build the temple on the ruins of al-Aqsa Mosque.”

 

International

World War 3: Israel close to demolishing the Al Aqsa Mosque, under the cover of ‘archaeological excavations’

In 1967/68 Israel began so called archaeological excavations around the al Aqsa Mosque in al Quds (Jerusalem).  Those archaeological excavations are now dangerously close to the Mosque.  The latest photos show heavy equipment working right next to the wall that surrounds al Aqsa.

For decades Israel has been digging underneath the Mosque, as well as Christian sites.  Israel denies deliberately undermining the foundations of non-Jewish buildings.  However, Israel has denied repeated United Nations requests to voluntarily allow the UN to inspect the archaeological excavations.

In 2004 the Mugrabi entrance to the Al Aqsa Mosque was destroyed.  Israeli officials blame it on a storm.  In 2007 at least 50 people were detained by Israeli troops, after they took pictures of the so called archaeological excavations.

In April 2011, The Al Aqsa Foundation reported that excavations were accelerating.  Local residents were able to sneak into the tunnels and discovered a vast network that seems to undermine the entire Dome of the Rock/Temple Mount area.  Residents also reported that their homes are showing damaged due to the excavations.

September 7, 2011, Grand Mufti of al Quds, Mohammad Hussein, called for immediate action to stop the Israeli ‘excavations’, after a new 600 meter tunnel was found.  The tunnel is being dug directly into the stone foundation of the al Aqsa Mosque!

Lebanon’s Hezbollah is demanding the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Conference and all regional and international institutions to stop the Zionist excavations: “…before what we are warning of takes place, and satanic Zionist procedures succeed in the destruction of this great edifice.”

 

 

International

Israel boosts border forces, bans access to Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli officials are concerned about upcoming Nakba demonstrations by Palestinians, Egyptians, Jordanians and Lebanese.  The demonstrations come one day after Israel celebrates its so called “Independence”.

Israelis are increasing military and police forces along their borders with Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon. They have also banned access to Al-Aqsa Mosque (aka Temple Mount). Only men more than 45 years old, and having Israeli ID will be allowed in.

Israeli officials say intelligence has picked up a huge increase in internet and cell phone activity between Palestinians.  In Gaza alone, officials expect at least a quarter million demonstrators on May 15.