Saudi King Seeks 'Urgent' U.N. Action on Al-Aqsa
Saudi King Salman has appealed to U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and members of the Security Council for "urgent measures" after clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, state media reported late Wednesday.
Salman "expressed strong condemnation of the dangerous Israeli escalation" at the holy site where Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli police for three straight days, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
"He called for serious and speedy international efforts and for the intervention of the Security Council to take all urgent measures to stop these violations," it said.
Salman added that the "attack on worshippers" violates the sanctity of religions "and contributes to feeding extremism and violence in the world."
SPA said Salman made the same appeal in phone calls to British Prime Minister David Cameron, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Francois Hollande.
Hollande warned on Wednesday that any change in the rules governing Al-Aqsa mosque compound could lead to "serious destabilisation."
The third-holiest site in Islam, the compound is also the holiest site in Judaism which venerates it as the Temple Mount.
Under longstanding regulations, Jews are allowed to visit but cannot pray there to avoid provoking tensions.
Muslim protesters fear Israel will seek to change rules governing the site, with far-right Jewish groups pushing for more access and even efforts by fringe organisations to erect a new temple.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly said he is committed to the "status quo", but Palestinians remain deeply suspicious.
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas accused Israel on Wednesday of "waging a fierce and relentless war against us in Jerusalem".
over 8 years
It was, until the Palestinians joined the anti Shia mouqawameh in Soriya and cutting heads off.
over 8 years
saudis ask the world to take in refugees and they dont take a single one themselves, they ask the world to stop israeli crimes, and they dont take any action themselves, they interfere violently in syria, bahrein and yemen, and then they cry and whine when someone makes a speech denouncing them... they whine about al aqsa but are destroying many historical sites in mecca... endless hypocrisy
over 8 years
@mowaten E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-T. Still laughing since the day you declared with a straight face you were a shiaa atheist and also a member of hezbollah with only one account. I think i will also continue to laugh at your statement "they interfere violently in syria, bahrein and yemen, and then they cry and whine ". Thank you Thank you
over 8 years
mowaten, who pays you to post and for what exact purpose? Surely, you are employed by someone to post hatred and propaganda. I demand answers and Now.
over 8 years
hello bigjohn
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over 8 years
"talked" is the key word bigjohn, yes all "talk".
over 8 years
bigjohn 11 hours ago
HA is the ONLY Arab entity who do NOT allow Israel to kill Arabs with IMPUNITY.
Excuse me!!! Who is HA killing with IMPUNITY in Syria..... Americans, Israelis, or Germans?
over 8 years
Excellent point. His first and last place of interest is Qom of Iran, pleasing his Ayatoulah by Controlling and spreading their religion.
over 8 years
Indeed, Wahabis always crying to the UN council whenever Israel does something, but when it isn't Zionist, then the Saudis doesn't care about United Nations.
over 8 years
Well, how about dying refugees ya munafiq!
over 8 years
I disowned him a longtime ago. He was always a problem child. We tried our best to raise him up as a Lebanese but he always aspired to be Iranian. I recall when he was a baby…. his first words out of his mouth were not Mama or Baba or Ughha …… but Aya-tollah ! He would wake up in the middle of the night and ask his mother when the Ayatollah would come take him to Qom. In the end, we surrendered to God’s will and accepted things as they were. Child psychologists informed us he will grow up to be the most sectarian creature. Well, it seems they were right.
over 8 years
mowaten do you have a life other than naharnet?
over 8 years
you call that a political opinion, mowaten?
over 8 years
We agree with you. Next time come visit us in January
over 8 years
Please bro, cut the sectarian talk bro. Lebanon has had enough of your Sunnis this and Sunnis that. Look at Syria: 80% Sunni and when the refugees in Lebanon voted, they all voted Assad. Go be a sectarian somewhere else. I suggest Mecca.
over 8 years
I want to introduce myself. I am a very close friend of mowaten. I post, vote, and report on his behalf whenever he asks me to. If you have any doubts or have any concerns please contact mowaten directly.
over 8 years
Houmar
over 8 years
Nassrallah?
over 8 years
relax, flamethrower. this is war, and in wars, people and bees die. The huthis launched an insurgency and was swiftly contained. A few beekeepers aint what one qualifies as 'a massacre'. most are the bodies of the slain insurgents. of course children die as well, in wars, anywhere so no need to over-dramatize it, habboub. oh, and King Salman de3es 3a ra2btak. cheers man.
why is Sayyed Al Mouqawameh silent about Al Aqsa? Isn't Palestine his number one priority after Zabadani, Yemen, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, and Myanmar?