The warning followed what the Palestinians described as the illegal storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque earlier Wednesday by Israeli extremists protected by more than 300 Israeli security forces, which led to a confrontation with Palestinian worshippers.
A Hamas militant later drove a minivan into a crowd waiting for a train in Jerusalem, killing one person and wounding 13. Hours later, a Palestinian motorist drove into a group of soldiers in the West Bank, injuring three.
Israel's UN Ambassador Ron Prosor sent what the Israeli Mission called a "sarcastic letter" to the Security Council listing acts of incitement by the Palestinian leadership, including last month's drive-by shooting of a Jewish activist, Yehuda Glick, who has pushed for greater Jewish access to the sacred hilltop compound.
Prosor's letter noted the council's failure to "utter a word" about "this blatantly dangerous provocation."
The compound is revered by both Jews and Muslims. Jews call it the Temple Mount because of the Jewish temples that once stood there. Muslims refer to it as the Haram al-Sharif, or Noble Sanctuary, marking the place where they believe Islam's Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven.
'Holy sites desecrated'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he won't allow changes to a long-standing ban on Jewish worship at the Muslim-run site, despite demands from rightists in his coalition government. But Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour said Wednesday that "actions blatantly intended to assert Israeli control over the compound continue unabated."
Mansour said in a letter to the Security Council that stun grenades and rubber-coated bullets were fired early Wednesday at Palestinian worshippers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, seriously injuring at least 30 people.
He said the extremists desecrated holy sites, including by entering one mosque in the compound and climbing on the altar wearing shoes in "a shameful sign of disrespect" for Muslims, who leave their shoes outside as a sign of respect............................http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.624941
6/11/14
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ReplyDeletePalestinians and Jordanians have urged the UN Security Council to demand that Israel immediately stop provocations and incitement against Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem, warning that further escalation could lead to another crisis threatening peace in the Middle East.
The warning on Wednesday followed what the Palestinians described as the illegal storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque earlier Wednesday by Israeli extremists protected by more than 300 Israeli security forces, which led to a confrontation with Palestinian worshippers.................http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/11/palestinians-ask-un-stop-israel-aggression-201411683436580602.html
6/11/14