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Government, Muslim groups condemn Israel’s Al-Aqsa attack
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This picture taken from the Mount of Olives shows Jerusalem's Old City with the Dome of the Rock in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, on Jan. 2. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)
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he government and some of the country’s largest Muslim organizations have responded to the violence inflicted by Israeli security forces at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, expressing “strong condemnation” accompanied by loud calls to the United Nations to implement sanctions.
Israel’s actions, they said, have injured the “feelings of Muslims worldwide” as well as escalated conflict in the month of Ramadan.
On Wednesday Jerusalem time, Israeli forces clashed with Palestinians worshiping at the Al-Aqsa mosque, prompting the arrest of over 300 people and escalating tensions, spreading to the Gaza border where thousands rallied in protest, Reuters reported.
Israel also attacked the Al-Aqsa mosque during Ramadan last year, which led to the injury of 160 Palestinians and a weeks-long conflict. In this most recent attack, at least 12 Palestinians have been injured as violence continues to erupt with no end in sight.
Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population and a staunch ally of Palestinian independence, quickly reacted to the attack. The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday released a statement in which it “strongly condemns the violence committed by Israeli security forces”, noting that the act could potentially escalate conflict and violence, especially during the month of Ramadan.
“Indonesia urges the United Nations and the international community to immediately take concrete steps to stop and end the violations committed by Israel against Al-Aqsa,” the ministry said on Twitter.
Israel, with which Jakarta does not have diplomatic relations, has also directly violated the sanctity of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, it added.
