by MEMRI
Following a series of low-magnitude earthquakes felt in northern Israel and in neighboring countries in early July, Palestinian clerics, both Muslim and Christian, stated that some elements in Israel are acting to demolish Al-Aqsa and build the Jewish Temple in its place, and warned that Israel may exploit a natural earthquake or cause an artificial one to destroy the mosque.Another jaw-dropping conspiracy theory by Palestinian preachers
It
should be mentioned that MEMRI recently published translated excerpts
from an article by Kamal Zakarneh, a columnist for the Jordanian daily Al-Dustour, who
wrote that the recent quakes in northern Israel may have been caused by
the underground testing of nuclear or other weapons that Israel is
developing with the ultimate aim of toppling Al-Aqsa, the Dome of the
Rock and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.[1]
The following are excerpts from the statements by the Palestinian clerics:
Al-Aqsa Preacher Ikrima Sabri: The Occupation Is Preparing Something To Harm Al-Aqsa
Former Jerusalem mufti Ikrima Sabri, a
preacher at the Al-Aqsa mosque, said: "The excavations beneath the
Al-Aqsa mosque are unceasing, and their pace has [even] increased and
become more severe... These excavations must not be accepted, for they
constitute flagrant aggression against Al-Aqsa and the waqf...
All signs indicate that the occupation is preparing something to harm
Al-Aqsa... We must beware [and realize that] the occupation may cause an
earthquake to destroy Al-Aqsa. The occupation and its government may
take advantage of natural and unnatural circumstances to realize the
plot to destroy Al-Aqsa. There is a network of tunnels down there that
reach deep [beneath] Al-Aqsa."[2]
The deputy head of the Northern Branch of
the Islamic Movement in Israel, Kamal Al-Khatib, said: "Although
[people] speak of destroying the blessed Al-Aqsa in order to build the
'Temple' upon its ruins, Israel will never agree to such an insane move.
But there are unofficial elements who do their utmost to accelerate the
destruction of the mosque and remove [all] signs of Arab and Muslim
culture from the city of Jerusalem.
As for the recent earthquakes in northern
Palestine, it cannot be ruled out that the occupation is responsible for
actions that could cause such earthquakes with the aim of destroying
Al-Aqsa and [then claiming], as a pretext, that it was the result of a
natural disaster."[3]
Archbishop Atallah Hanna from the Greek
Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem said: "What is happening is part of a
dangerous ongoing plot aimed at harming the holy site of Al-Aqsa... The
artificial earthquakes that we hear about every day are a prelude to
the bigger quake that will hit Al-Aqsa and other historic and religious
monuments in the city of Jerusalem."[4]
Archibishop Atallah Hanna (image: wattan.tv, June 16, 2018)
PA Mufti: Excavations Near Al-Aqsa May Destabilize And Destroy The Islamic Monuments
The mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian
Authority (PA), Muhammad Hussein, who is likewise a preacher at
Al-Aqsa, warned that the archeological excavations in the vicinity of
the mosque put it in danger of collapsing, especially in case of an
earthquake. He said: "The disaster of the excavations that the
occupation authorities are conducting in the Umayyad palaces, [located]
beneath the northern part of the Islamic Museum, west of the blessed
Al-Aqsa mosque, may destabilize the Islamic monuments in the entire area
and cause them to collapse. [The occupation authorities may be doing
this] with the aim of changing the identity of the holy city and
Judaizing it completely." He added: "The occupation authorities are
pretending to be searching for the foundations of their 'Temple', and
the consequences of the excavations pose a great danger to the blessed
Al-Aqsa, especially if an earthquake occurs, which may cause great
damage to buildings and passageways." Hussein demanded that all Arab and
Muslim countries and governments, and all relevant UN institutions,
chiefly UNESCO, "take immediate action and immediately pressure the
occupation authorities to stop the implementation of these plans, which
are bound to increase tensions in the entire region."[5]
[1] See MEMRI Special Dispatch No.7567, Jordanian
Columnist: Recent Earthquakes In Region May Be Due To Testing Of
Israeli Weapons Intended To Destroy Al-Aqsa, Church Of The Sepulcher, July 16, 2018.
Jordanian Columnist: Recent Earthquakes In
Region May Be Due To Testing Of Israeli Weapons Intended To Destroy
Al-Aqsa, Church Of The Sepulcher
[2] Mashreqnews.net, July 19, 2018.
[3] Albosala.com, July 24, 2018.
[4] Alquds-online.org, July 23, 2018.
[5] Alhaya.ps, July 18, 2018.
MEMRI
Source: https://www.memri.org/reports/palestinian-clerics-warn-israeli-plot-cause-artificial-earthquake-topple-al-aqsa
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