Contemporary Issues on Interfaith Law and Society
Vol 1 No 1 (2022): January-June, 2022

Analysis Protection of the Right to Freedom of Religion in Prohibition of Worship at Al Aqsa Mosque by Israeli Police to Palestinians




Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jan 2022

Abstract

Palestinian Muslims complied with the clerics' call for a boycott by not entering the Aqsa Mosque compound on 2017 instead of protesting outside the compound of the shrine. The action comes after Israel tightened security by installing metal detectors into the compound after an attack that killed two policemen. As a result of this boycott, the aqsa mosque complex is very quiet. There are very few tourists and visiting Jewish visitors. Meanwhile, Muslims choose to perform the Prayers and rally outside the Haram al-Sharif Complex which includes the Dome of and the Aqsa Mosque. Hundreds of pilgrims perform Dzuhur prayers outside the main gate to the complex. Meanwhile a number of protesters held a similar demo in the same location. They shouted concerns over Israeli policy. But the authorities immediately drove them away. According to reports received by foreign media, a number of Palestinians were injured in the clash. In the local Israeli television station broadcast show, riot police beat and kicked the protesters who were mostly Palestinian Muslims. Once closed, the Israeli authority’s re-open access to the Aqsa Mosque in 2017. However, visitors must go through a series of security checks, including metal detection. A number of surveillance cameras and guard posts are positioned at several access points within the Aqsa Mosque complex. Before the closing of the Aqsa Mosque caused the Palestinian Muslims to be forced to perform the Friday prayers on the streets outside Jarusalem's walls. It was the first time in 50 years, the Aqsa Mosque and all road access leads to the mosque is closed to the public. This study is Intended to analyze the prohibition of workship practices in Al Aqsa Mosque In the perspective of human rights and freedom of religion.

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ciils

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Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

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The CIILS is also dedicated to publish an innovative research on and study of the interactions that take place within and between religious communities in the law and policy context by multidisciplinary perspectives including politics, economics, theology, psychology, and other related ...