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Source: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-704622
The Aqsa Mosque Is Not in Danger
(Jerusalem Post) Editorial - The Aqsa Mosque is not in any danger from Israel. Reasonable people understand this. Contrary to rumors that always spread this time of year, Israel does not have a secret plan to undermine the mosque. This canard stretches back at least a century to Grand Mufti Haj Amin al-Husseini and led to the deadly 1929 riots. The "Aqsa is in danger" libel has led to hundreds of deaths over the last century. What is needed now is for responsible leaders and countries to dispel the lie, not add to it. Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh said: "I praise...those who throw rocks at the pro-Zionists who are defiling al-Aqsa Mosque." Really? Israel was trying to keep Palestinian youth incited by Hamas from hurling rocks down on Jewish worshipers at the Western Wall 62 feet below. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said, "Here is the truth: Israel does everything so that everyone can always celebrate the holidays in security - Jews, Muslims and Christians. We expect from everyone that they do not join the lies, and certainly not encourage violence against Jews."