Just over a week ago, Qatar-based Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh called on Palestinians to use the upcoming Ramadan holiday to march on Jerusalem — specifically the Temple Mount.
Jerusalem’s Temple Mount is the holiest site in all of Judaism, and the site where both ancient Jewish temples were once located. The Muslim Al-Aqsa Mosque now covers the Temple Mount but is under the control of the Israeli government.
Two days before Haniyeh’s inflammatory announcement, the Israeli government said it would allow Muslim prayers at the mosque during Islam’s upcoming Holy Month of Ramadan. However, citing legitimate security concerns, the Israeli government said that crowds visiting the site would be limited.
During the terror leader’s speech, the Hamas boss also called on Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and the Islamic Resistance in Iraq to join them.
“It is the duty of the Arab and Islamic nations to take the initiative to break the starvation conspiracy in Gaza,” Haniyeh declared.
Shortly after Haniyeh’s “March on Jerusalem” orders were issued, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant accused Hamas of attempting to “take Ramadan, with an emphasis on the Temple Mount and Jerusalem, and turn it into the second phase of its plan that began on October 7.”
Joe Biden, for his part, simply declared that he hoped a ceasefire could be achieved by Monday. But neither Hamas nor Israel is biting. The current deal at the negotiating table includes a six-week “pause” in fighting and for Hamas to give up 40 of its remaining hostages. In return, Israel must release the 400 Hamas terrorists it has arrested.
The deal is obviously designed to benefit Hamas more than Israel, yet Hamas still won’t agree to the terms, calling the proposal a “Zionist document” that did not free enough Hamas terrorists.
And Joe Biden still irrationally believes in recognizing a nonexistent and historically inaccurate “Palestinian State.”
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Source:
“Hamas Chief Claims Flexibility in Truce Talks, Calls for Ramadan March on Jerusalem.” The Times of Israel, February 28, 2024. Timesofisrael.com/hamas-chief-claims-flexibility-in-truce-talks-calls-for-ramadan-march-on-jerusalem/.
