#1 Palestinians stage pro-Hamas rally on Temple Mount
By JPOST.COM STAFF 12/19/2014 16:10
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/WATCH-Palestinians-stage-pro-Hamas-rally-on-Temple-Mount-385201
Dozens of Palestinians, some of them dressed in balaclavas with the
trademark green headband and Hamas insignia, waved Hamas banners during a
demonstration on the Temple Mount on Friday.
Footage captured at the site shows a large group of Arabs chanting pro-Hamas
slogans.
The Hamas activists were heard yelling slogans denouncing Israel while also
pledging their support to Mohammed Deif, one of the Islamist group's most
notorious terrorists who has survived numerous Israeli attempts on his life.
The demonstrators were also heard calling for an "Islamic takeover" of the
Jerusalem holy site. They demanded that the Palestinian Authority halt its
security coordination with the Israeli security forces in the West Bank.
#2 200 Palestinians in Gaza head to Aqsa for Friday prayers
Published today (updated) 19/12/2014 13:33
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=748322
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Two-hundred Palestinians from the Gaza strip were given
permits by Israel to pray in the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday, officials at the
Palestinian liaison office said.
The permits were mainly issued to Palestinians over the age of 60, with the
worshipers crossing into Israel via the Erez crossing.
On Oct. 5, some 500 Palestinians in Gaza prayed at the holy site for the
first time since 2007.
The move was hailed by Gisha, an Israeli NGO which calls for freedom of
access and movement for Palestinians, which had repeatedly petitioned the
courts over the matter, without success.
Gazans' freedom of movement has been restricted since 2007 when Hamas seized
control of the territory and Israel significantly tightened a blockade
imposed a year earlier.
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