Palestinians cross Israeli checkpoints for Ramadan Friday prayers in Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque

Record ID: 1412773

  • Title: Palestinians cross Israeli checkpoints for Ramadan Friday prayers in Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque
  • Date: 10th May 2019
  • Summary: QALANDIA, WEST BANK (MAY 10, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PALESTINIANS WALKING TOWARDS CHECKPOINT BETWEEN QALANDIA AND JERUSALEM ISRAELI SOLDIER AT CHECKPOINT VARIOUS OF PALESTINIANS WALKING TOWARDS QALANDIA CROSSING VARIOUS OF ISRAELI FORCES MEMBERS AT CROSSING PEOPLE CROSSING THROUGH CHECKPOINT BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK (MAY 10, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PALESTINIANS GOING THROUGH CHECKPOINT BETWEEN BETHLEHEM AND JERUSALEM TO ATTEND FRIDAY PRAYERS PALESTINIANS SHOWING THEIR PASSES TO ISRAELI SOLDIERS AT CHECKPOINT (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MUSLIM WORSHIPPER, IBRAHIM AL-AWAWDA, SAYING: "I am shocked by every Arab who might say that access is being provided by the Israelis while they took over our most precious piece of land, that is Jerusalem, our own place of worship, and how do we expect them to provide us with access? Who are we supposed to complain to? To Trump who recognized them?." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE GOING THROUGH CROSSING SIGN READING (Hebrew, English, Arabic):" WELCOME TO RACHEL'S TOMB CROSSING." PEOPLE GOING THROUGH CROSSING (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MUSLIM WORSHIPPER, MAHMOUD AL-REBHY, SAYING: "Netanyahu is saying there are allowing access! Where is his democracy? Where are all the lies of the Israeli nation? They are advertising to the whole world that they are providing us with access, that they opened their doors to the Palestinians." PEOPLE OUTSIDE CROSSING WAITING FOR BUSES TO TAKE THEM TO AL-AQSA MOSQUE
  • Embargoed: 24th May 2019 11:03
  • Keywords: Ramadan Jerusalem prayers
  • Location: BETHLEHEM, QALANDIA, WEST BANK
  • City: BETHLEHEM, QALANDIA, WEST BANK
  • Country: Palestinian Territories
  • Topics: Religion/Belief,Society/Social Issues
  • Reuters ID: LVA001AEBFYO7
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Thousands of Muslim worshippers crossed West Bank checkpoints into Jerusalem on Friday (May 10) to attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in the Old City's Al-Aqsa mosque.
    Palestinians from the West Bank cities of Ramallah and Bethlehem arrived at Israeli checkpoints leading to Jerusalem.
    There were separate lanes for men and women who all underwent security checks before entering the holy city.
    But some Palestinians, like Mahmoud al-Rebhy who lives in Bethlehem, were not allowed to enter Jerusalem and he's angry.
    "Netanyahu is saying there are allowing access! Where is his democracy? Where are all the lies of the Israeli nation? They are advertising to the whole world that they are providing us with access, that they opened their doors to the Palestinians," al-Rebhy said.
    Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and during the month adult Muslims fulfill a religious obligation to abstain from eating, drinking and sexual relations during daylight hours.
    Israel captured East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East War and has later annexed it in a move not recognised internationally.
    (Production: Ismael Khader, Mohammad Abu Ganeyeh, Suheir Sheikh)
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