The impact of Israel's raids on the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan

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The impact of Israel's raids on the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan

The Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem encompasses several key sites central to Islam, including the Dome of the Rock, the third holiest site for Muslims, where the Prophet Mohammed is believed to have ascended to heaven, where he spoke to God. The compound sits on the Temple Mount, where the ancient Hebrew temple once stood.

Today we have a conversation with our Palestine news team about the events surrounding Al Aqsa during Ramadan this year. As readers of our site and listeners to this podcast are surely aware, the Israeli government carried out several raids of the Al Aqsa compound in the last few weeks, leaving one Palestinian dead and hundreds injured and arrested. The Zionist propaganda machine has been working overtime to paint Palestinians as poor caretakers of these sacred spaces, claiming that children playing soccer, or the very presence of fireworks prove that they don't deserve to be there in the first place. Yumna Patel, our Palestine News Director, leads the discussion with Mariam Barghouti in the West Bank, Tareq Hajjaj in Gaza, and myself.

50-minute podcast here:  https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tb25kb3dlaXNzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz/episode/YmEzMmM3MWEtNTExOC00ODYyLThjYjUtOTA4NjE3ZjVjYzdm?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjohP386a7-AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAg

Other podcast links can be found here:  https://mondoweiss.net/2023/04/the-impact-of-israels-raids-on-the-al-aqsa-mosque-during-ramadan/?