Abbas: We Won't Let Israel 'Desecrate' Jerusalem
- 9 years ago
Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday launched a scathing verbal attack on Israel, following the continued clashes between Arab rioters and Israeli security forces at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
Abbas, speaking in particularly harsh language, insisted that none of Jerusalem's holy sites belonged to Israel, reported Al-Arabiya.
"They are all ours and we will not let them desecrate it with their filthy feet," he declared, speaking during a visit to eastern Jerusalem.
On Sunday, hours before Rosh Hashanah, masked Muslim rioters hurled rocks and fireworks at police on the Temple Mount, as well as firebombs near two entrances to the site.
Abbas, speaking in particularly harsh language, insisted that none of Jerusalem's holy sites belonged to Israel, reported Al-Arabiya.
"They are all ours and we will not let them desecrate it with their filthy feet," he declared, speaking during a visit to eastern Jerusalem.
On Sunday, hours before Rosh Hashanah, masked Muslim rioters hurled rocks and fireworks at police on the Temple Mount, as well as firebombs near two entrances to the site.