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During the rare private audience, the two talked about “the importance of Holocaust research and remembrance in the Christian world,” according to a statement released by Yad Vashem.
![PA Chairman Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations and PA Supreme Shari’ah Judge Mahmoud Al-Habbash quoted on [Official PA TV, Review, Feb, 2, 2020] via PMW.](https://static.jns.org/dims4/default/db44e74/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1283x721+0+0/resize/500x281!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-jns-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2F07062022-Snap2.png)
Mahmoud Al-Habbash described the duty of the Palestinian to “defend” not only itself, Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa, but nothing less than “Islam, the Koran and the entire Islamic nation.”
“As I sometimes said to my interns, it is good to be in the majority opinion, but it is not terrible to be in the minority,” he remarked.
Experts weigh in on the significance of the consultative body, which holds sway over the southern branch of Israel’s Islamic Movement and its political party, Ra’am.
Maj. M. was only 3 when he fled Khomeini’s Iran with his father and siblings. Years later, he found a home in Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate; now, he says his mission is to help Israel fight its main foe and free the Iranian people of the tyrannical regime in Tehran.
Battles with high-profile Pakistani politicians aside, for most of the group, in Israel for the first time, the visit was an eye-opening experience.
“Israel has no sovereignty over the holy sites in Jerusalem,” asserts Ayman Safadi, adding that “the way forward is to respect the status quo” on the volatile holy site.
It comes amid a backdrop of tensions on the Temple Mount, a weakened Jordanian economy and instability among the ruling family.
“The holiest place has become the most explosive and dangerous place,” says Knesset Public Security Committee chairwoman Merav Ben-Ari.
“Moon Knight” features what is believed to be the first overtly Marvel Jewish character in the form of alter-ego Marc Spector.
As soon as the news was published, crowds on both sides of the abortion issue gathered in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., to protest or support the potential decision.
A close look shows that far from claims by Palestinians, Muslims’ status and hold on the Temple Mount have greatly improved.
