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Arab League urges Israel to stop Jewish prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli police stand in front of Muslim women praying with the Dome of the Rock in the backdrop, as a group of religious Jewish men and women visit al-Haram al-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary), in the Old City of Jerusalem on April 20, 2022 [Menahem Kahana/AFP]

The Arab League has called on Israel to end Jewish prayers inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem and warned that such actions were a flagrant affront to Muslim feelings and could trigger wider conflict.

The league broke its silence on Thursday on recent violent events at Al-Aqsa, saying Israel had restricted Muslims in their right of worship in Jerusalem’s Old City, while also allowing ultra-nationalist Jews to enter the sacred site under police protection.

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