Tag: Al Aqsa
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Second Friday of Ramadan at Qalandia Checkpoint
22 March 2024 | International Solidarity Movement | Qalandia checkpoint Palestinians perform Friday mid-day prayer outside of Qalandia checkpoint this morning while held at gunpoint by Israeli occupation soldiers, after being forcefully denied their right to enter Al-Quds to pray at Al-Aqsa. People trying to enter were again met with an intensified militarisation of Qalandia…
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Muslim worshippers continue to be blocked from Al Aqsa Mosque
12 January 2024 | International Solidarity Movement | East Jerusalem Video showing the attack by the IOF on worshippers at Wadi Al Joz. Credit: ISM The arbitrary restrictions on Palestinian Muslims accessing the holy site in Jerusalem for prayers have now been in place for over four months. These restrictions continue to be imposed…
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More White Roses
Tears come easily. Today I watched and listened to a hundred Jewish Israelis outside the U.S. embassy affirm that “grief has no borders,” as they collectively mourned those murdered in Gaza.
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Blocking Paths to the Holy
Israeli soldiers and police once again blocked the majority of worshippers from entering Al Aqsa Mosque on Friday, December 15th.
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Dissonance in Jerusalem
As we left the forcibly silent Muslim quarter, we were bombarded by celebration, carelessness, and isolation just a few blocks over in a Jewish Neighborhood.
