The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates today condemned a tweet published by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett about al-Aqsa Mosque, considering the statement as an official Israeli recognition of targeting the al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyards as well as the Jordanian Islamic Endowment.
Bennett’s tweet exposes the lies of Israeli officials who always claimed the occupation’s keenness to maintain the status quo at al-Aqsa Mosque, the ministry said in a statement.
In his tweet, Bennett said that all decisions related to the al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem are solely taken by the Israeli government irrespective of any external considerations.
The ministry stressed that Bennett’s statements showed racist colonialism with distinction, describing them as an official Israeli insistence on escalating the aggression against Jerusalem and its holy sites, foremost of which is the al-Aqsa Mosque.
The ministry slammed Bennett’s statements as a flagrant violation of international law, the Geneva Conventions, and the signed agreements, stressing that such statements will lead to more escalation.
It considered these Israeli positions as a challenge to the international positions that demand the preservation of the historical and legal status quo at al-Aqsa Mosque.
Source: Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA)