Senior Cleric Condemns Israel's Provocative Moves, Asks Muslim Nations to Show Immediate Reaction

~Addressing a large and fervent congregation of the people on Tehran University campus on Friday, Ayatollah Jannati said, "The Zionists do not allow Muslims into Holy Quds and in the meantime they let the radical Jews to there and construct houses for them in a bid to reduce their need on military force."

Ayatollah Jannati urged the Muslim countries to take immediate action o prevent further atrocities by Israel.

Tensions have been running high at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East al-Quds in the last few weeks.

Palestinians are extremely angry at Tel Aviv’s raids as well as its new restrictions on the access of Palestinians to the mosque, considering the move as part of the Israeli regime’s plan to Judaize and desecrate the Islamic holy site.

Israeli forces set up barriers in front of all of the compound’s gates to prevent Palestinian worshippers from entering the mosque.

The mosque has been the scene of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli settlers and troops in recent weeks.

Palestinians say Tel Aviv is planning to change the status quo and Judaize al-Quds.

For several decades, prayer access has been banned to Al-Aqsa by Israel, and only Muslims are permitted to pray there. The shrine is currently under the administration of Muslim authorities.

In September, Israeli forces decided to only allow Palestinians over the age of 50 to enter the site. The Palestinian population feared Israel was going to restrict access to the mosque for all Muslims. That caused a series of clashes with Israeli police at the site.

In October, the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas warned against Israel's continuous aggression against the holy places in Jerusalem and said it will not "accept the Judaization of Jerusalem."

"We will not accept the Judaization of Jerusalem and we are ready to pay any price to prevent this from happening," Hamas said in a statement.

"All the repeated and continuous aggression on Al-Aqsa Mosque, carried out by Israeli occupation forces and its illegal settlers, are only part of a grander series of Judaization activities for the city of Jerusalem and all Palestinian lands," the statement said.

"The acceleration of this Zionist aggression comes in the context of prevailing uncertainty in the Arab and Islamic world, as all eyes have been deviated from looking directly at Palestine and its holy place, as well as the crimes of the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip," it added.

"We will not accept the Judaization of Jerusalem and we are ready to pay any price to prevent this from happening," Hamas further said.

Source: Fars