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Palestinian Council denounces Israel’s efforts to “erase” Jerusalem’s history, vowing “unity and resistance” against “Judaization”

Hussein calls for filling the Temple Mount on arson anniversary, accusing Israel of “Judaization” and “plotting” Temple construction

Khouri: Jews burned Al-Aqsa Mosque, and Israel prevented from extinguishing the fire

PA calls Jewish visits “invasion”

Al-Hadmi: The Israeli government is preparing to “establish the alleged Temple in place of the Al-Aqsa Mosque”

The official PA Daily newspaper says “alleged Temple gangs” defile Al-Aqsa through “racist” rituals

Official PA TV narrator: “It is easy to go from [the Austrian Pilgrim Hospice] to the holy sites in the Old City [of Jerusalem], such as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Islamic Al-Buraq Wall (i.e., the Western Wall), and even the Mount of Olives.” [Official PA TV,...

Official PA TV Narrator: "Jerusalem is very important, because it has many important religious sites and locations like the Al-Aqsa Mosque… This mosque is being subjected to a variety of actions of systematic Judaization, including almost daily invasions by the settler herds with the support of the..."

Official PA TV newsreader: “The occupation authorities decided to give permission to 3,000 settlers to invade the Al-Aqsa Mosque for the anniversary of the so-called ‘destruction of the Temple.’” … Official PA TV reporter: “The anniversary of the destruction of the alleged Temple, which comes...”

After Israel installs elevator at the Cave of the Patriarchs to make it more accessible, PA Grand Mufti "demanded the Arab nation to thwart the occupation’s aggressive Judaization plans, and defend Palestinian holy sites against attacks of settlers sowing destruction and ruin on Palestinian land"

PA Grand Mufti of Jerusalem emphasized that the Temple Mount "belongs to the Muslims only, and that no one else has the right to interfere in its affairs – the Palestinians are prepared to sacrifice that which is most precious to them to defend their mosque, regardless of the sacrifices"

PA Grand Mufti of Jerusalem falsely claims Israel "has no religious, historical, or legal legitimacy in Jerusalem" while promising to "lay groundwork for fierce religious war, whose results are difficult to imagine… and the occupation will eventually pass from the world"

"Not one of the archaeologists has confirmed that" the western wall "is from the period that the Jews claim" lies PA TV, ignoring abundant evidence to the contrary, as well as espousing other untrue claims about the supposed lack of Jewish history in Jerusalem

Spokesperson for President Abbas, Nabil Abu Rudeineh states that "Sovereignty over Jerusalem and its holy sites belongs to the State of Palestine," using 1930 League of Nations resolution to fortify this claim

Waving Israeli flags and singing the Israeli national anthem on Temple Mount "will ignite a religious war in Jerusalem" threatens Supreme Shari’ah Judge of Palestine and Abbas’ Advisor, who warns that Israel "is playing with fire and will be burned"

Arab Organization for Human Rights Secretary-General falsely claims Israel is "excavating Jerusalem with the goal of harming prayer at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and a goal that perhaps the walls of the Mosque will collapse"

In speech full of libels about Israel, Prime Minister Shtayyeh declares that Palestinian prisoners’ are "at the top of the priorities of the PA leadership and Abbas, and the leadership will not abandon a single prisoner"

Fatah senior member Tawfiq Tirawi, falsely claims Israel "is desecrating Al-Aqsa Mosque by turning it into a military base and a platform for settlers who do not hesitate to desecrate the site’s honour and sanctity" while calling for Ribat, religious land conflict, at the site

PA Supreme Shari’ah Judge and President Abbas’ Advisor Al-Habbash falsely accuses Israel of "attempting to cause an explosion" while threatening that Israel "will pass" and "our people will defend Jerusalem at the height of determination"

Official PA Daily: "Israel’s desire is for a third Intifada, to remove them from the peace process crisis, giving it time to Judaize Jerusalem, expand the settlement, and eliminate the Palestinian people’s political, economic, and human resources"

Fatah high official Munir Al-Jaghoub fabricates "Israeli aggression against our people" and uses this as an excuse to justify lethal Palestinian terror attacks against innocent Israelis

In article calling Jews "invaders" on their own holy site, Official PA Daily calls the ancient Jewish Temple an "alleged 'Temple'" in a denial of proven Jewish historical fact

As well as blaming Israeli deductions of terror salaries for all the PA's financial difficulties, Prime Minister Shtayyeh spreads libellous claims about Israel to American Envoy, including that "Israel has destroyed" the peace process, while begging the US Statesman to "stop the Israeli measures against our people"

PA Grand Mufti says Jews visiting the Temple Mount for the festival of Purim is an "aggression that pushes the region towards religious war, from which no one will be spared"

"Occupied Palestine is not the place for any foreign party" says Prime Minister Shtayyeh, while falsely claiming that renovation to the Cave of the Patriarchs constitutes "settlement expansion and Judaization" and bashing new law which prevents Palestinians receiving Israeli citizenship through marriage