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Friday, December 19, 2014
200 Palestinians in Gaza head to Aqsa for Friday prayers (while Hamas

[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: Israel Radio Reshet Bet reported in the 15:00
news bulletin today that Hamas held a rally on the Temple Mount today]
200 Palestinians in Gaza head to Aqsa for Friday prayers
Published today (updated) 19/12/2014 13:33
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=748322

GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Two-hundred Palestinians from the Gaza strip were given
permits by Israel to pray in the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday, officials at the
Palestinian liaison office said.

The permits were mainly issued to Palestinians over the age of 60, with the
worshipers crossing into Israel via the Erez crossing.

On Oct. 5, some 500 Palestinians in Gaza prayed at the holy site for the
first time since 2007.

The move was hailed by Gisha, an Israeli NGO which calls for freedom of
access and movement for Palestinians, which had repeatedly petitioned the
courts over the matter, without success.

Gazans' freedom of movement has been restricted since 2007 when Hamas seized
control of the territory and Israel significantly tightened a blockade
imposed a year earlier.
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