(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Islamic Endowment, Higher Islamic Authority and the Council of Endowments condemned the Likud MP Miri Regev's announcement of her intention to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque to examine possibility of permitting Jews to pray in the place.
Sheikh Sabri, head of the Higher Islamic Authority, told PIC's correspondent that these statements are totally unacceptable; stressing that Al-Aqsa Mosque belongs to Muslims.
He added that the MKs' repeated attempts to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque reveal the size of dangers facing it, and called on the Arab and Islamic worlds to act and join forces to protect it.
For its part, the Islamic Endowments in Jerusalem condemned the remarks made by Miri Regev stressing that Al-Aqsa Mosque has been under its administration since the occupation of Jerusalem in 1967.
Sheikh Azzam Khatib, Director General of the Islamic Endowments, denounced these statements and warned the occupation of provoking the feelings of Muslims.
The Jordanian Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs has also warned of the consequences of the Likud MP's remarks, stressing that Al-Aqsa Mosque is a pure Islamic endowment.
The Minister of Endowments Dr. Mohammed Nouh al-Koudat said in a press statement, "These remarks have provoked resentment of Muslims all over the world, which might ignite a religious war in the region."
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