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Extremist Israeli minister makes provocative visit to al-Aqsa mosque

The Guardian World news: Islam - 18 July, 2024 - 20:16

Itamar Ben-Gvir, who seeks to disrupt ceasefire talks, makes video at contested holy site in Jerusalem

Israel’s extremist national security minister has visited the holiest Muslim site in Jerusalem, recording a video saying he went to pray, in a provocative move as he seeks to disrupt ceasefire talks.

Itamar Ben-Gvir, an ultranationalist and champion of the settler movement, recorded footage at al-Aqsa mosque compound, also known as the Temple Mount, a site holy to Muslims and Jews.

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Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir makes provocative visit to al-Aqsa compound – video

The Guardian World news: Islam - 18 July, 2024 - 18:52

Israel’s extremist national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has visited the holiest Muslim site in Jerusalem, the al-Aqsa compound, in a provocative move as he seeks to disrupt ceasefire talks. Ben-Gvir, an ultranationalist and scion of the settler movement, recorded footage at the compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount. Visits by Israeli ministers to the site or incursions by Israeli security forces have proved to be a trigger for protests and violence in the past. Under an existing agreement called the status quo, Muslims are allowed to pray on the site whereas people from other faith communities can only visit

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Extremist Israeli minister makes provocative visit to holy Muslim site

The Guardian World news: Islam - 18 July, 2024 - 17:25

Itamar Ben-Gvir, who seeks to disrupt ceasefire talks, makes video at al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem

Israel’s extremist national security minister has visited the holiest Muslim site in Jerusalem, recording a video saying he went to pray, in a provocative move as he seeks to disrupt ceasefire talks.

Itamar Ben-Gvir, an ultranationalist and champion of the settler movement, recorded footage at the al-Aqsa mosque compound, also known as the Temple Mount, a site holy to both Muslims and Jews.

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WA Labor multicultural group in revolt over treatment of Fatima Payman

The Guardian World news: Islam - 17 July, 2024 - 16:00

Exclusive: Two officeholders quit, with one claiming the party has ‘become a spineless jellyfish’

Labor’s multicultural branch in Western Australia is in upheaval, with two officeholders quitting the party in protest at the treatment of Fatima Payman.

Guardian Australia can reveal that the branch’s treasurer and vice-president have resigned, with one claiming the party had “become a spineless jellyfish” that “throws its own under the bus at the drop of a hat”.

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Labor ‘clearly afraid’ of backlash after taking Islamic community for granted, Muslim Votes Matter says

The Guardian World news: Islam - 16 July, 2024 - 16:00

Exclusive: Muslim voters are ‘grossly underrepresented at all levels of government’, Ghaith Krayem says

One of the new organisations seeking to mobilise Australian Muslims at the next federal election has hit back at “almost farcical” attempts to discredit the movement, insisting the Labor government is “clearly afraid”.

Ghaith Krayem, a spokesperson for Muslim Votes Matter, said despite criticism from major party politicians and media, the movement was an “inclusive initiative that hopes to uplift representation for minority groups across the country”.

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