Palestinian official urges revolt against Israeli coercion

Source: PressTV
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The Palestinian Legislative Council has called on Palestinians for a maximum expression of anger over recent Israeli provocations in East Jerusalem al-Quds.

Deputy Speaker of the council (PLC) Ahmad Bahar joined one of the many rallies held Tuesday across Gaza on the day dubbed by the Islamic Hamas movement as Palestinians' "day of rage" following Israel's controversial reopening of a synagogue close to the al-Aqsa Mosque.

"Express your anger to the maximum and call on the Arab League to cancel its decision to support the resumption of indirect negotiations with the Israeli occupation," Bahar emphasized, speaking to a crowd of demonstrators in Gaza.

He condemned restriction posed by Israel to prevent Palestinians from accessing the al-Aqsa Mosque compound and called on the military wing of Hamas — al-Qassam Brigades — to respond to recent clashes over blocking access to the holy sites there.

The PLC official also criticized the Palestinian Authority for preventing solidarity demonstrations with al-Aqsa protesters, describing the move as a "betrayal."

Bahar said the recent events, particularly the opening of the Hurva synagogue a few hundred meters away from the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, should be brought before the Arab League summit.

"The Israeli government once again declared their defiance against the Arab and Muslim world, continuing its expansion of settlements in Jerusalem (al-Quds) and the West Bank," he said.

According to the Red Crescent in al-Quds, some 50 Palestinians were reported wounded in recent clashes there.