Thread by @ejmalrai

#Israel restricts access to #Christians & #Muslims worshipers: on Al-Aqsa daily but also to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, within the walls of the Old City of #Jerusalem, & attacked worshipers with weapons. Israel claims to be "democratic". @Pontifex
#Disgusting #Terrorism

#Israel doesn't care about the significance of Al-Aqsa and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, named after the resurrection of Jesus, the holiest and most important church in the Christian world, according to Christian beliefs, contains the place where Jesus was buried.

Masjid Al-Aqsa is located in the Old City of Jerusalem in #Palestine. Its name translates as ‘the Farthest Mosque’ and includes the Dome of the Rock, 17 gates and 4 minarets, usually referred to as al-Haram ash-Sharif, which means ‘the Noble Sanctuary’.

Masjid Al-Aqsa is important in Islam because Muslims believe that the Prophet Muhammad was transported from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca to Al-Aqsa during the Night Journey, and then on to heaven. It was the 2d place of worship built in Islam, 40 years after the Kaaba, Saudi Arabia