Sources in the mosque said groups of Jewish settlers entered the Harash area near the Lion's Gate by the Marwani prayer section, as Israeli police encircled the Muslim worshipers there and threatened to arrest anyone who yelled or said 'Allahu Akbar' in the face of the Jews.
Several Jewish organizations had directed calls at Jews to infiltrate Al-Aqsa Mosque to mark the Jewish Shavuot holiday, which coincides this year with the 44th anniversary of the Israeli occupation of Al-Aqsa Mosque, East Jerusalem, and the West Bank.
Separately, a poll released by the Israeli Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs found that more than 77 percent of Israelis oppose pulling back to 1967 borders even if it would lead to a peace agreement with Arab states.
The poll showed that Israelis are also against transferring Al-Aqsa Mosque to Palestinian control, and 82 percent considered security concerns more important than a peace agreement with the Palestinians.
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