JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian groups warned on Sunday of the repercussions of calls by Jewish groups to "storm" the Al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem en masse on the first day of Eid al-Adha, due to be held on Sunday.
The first day of Eid al-Adha will coincide with the commemoration of the "destruction of the Temple" among the Jews, where the organizations of the Temple and the settlement associations called for collective entry to the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque to commemorate the occasion. The deputy governor of Jerusalem in the Palestinian Authority, Abdullah Seyam, that these calls represent "an attack on the faith of Muslims," in conjunction with the arrival of the largest Islamic holidays.
For its part, the Islamic Supreme Council, the Council of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, and the House of Fatwa in Jerusalem, called on all imams of Jerusalem mosques to close mosques and perform Eid prayers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque only «in response to the occupation decisions to prevent worshipers from holding Eid prayers in Al-Aqsa, and open its doors to the intrusion of settlers».