Hamas: War will settle Jerusalem dispute, not talks

[Behind the Aegis]

Following a conflagration of violence at Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Sunday, Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal declared that "Jerusalem's fate will be decided with jihad (holy war) and resistance, and not negotiations."

Clashes between Israeli police and youths armed with rocks broke out Sunday at the Noble Sanctuary/Temple Mount compound, home of the Muslim holy site, the al Aqsa mosque. The confrontation was apparently sparked by radical Jewish clerics' call to their followers to go up to the compound, and by calls by radical Muslim clerics for their followers to defend the site.

Meshal, in Damascus, voiced hope that Israel's Arabs and the residents of the West Bank would join the residents of the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by Hamas, in staging demonstrations in protest of the Jerusalem events, Israel Radio reported.

Meanwhile, Jordan warned the Israel Police and religious Jewish radicals on Sunday that further provocation at the compound would "fuel violence in the region and jeopardize peace efforts".

"Any new provocative attempts by Israeli troops and Jewish extremists such as what happened today in the shrine's compound represents a flagrant violation of international law and conventions and sets the stage for more tension and acts of violence," Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communication Nabil Sharif said in a statement.

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[ProgressiveMuslim]

1. Obviously the IDF shares that sentiment. How unfortunate. nt

[ProgressiveProfessor]

2. Actually they think it has already been settled since Israel considers Jerusalem its captial

[LeftishBrit]

3. Hamas never seem to solve anything, except perpetuating violence

And religious extremists on all sides are definitely part of the problem, not the solution.

'The confrontation was apparently sparked by radical Jewish clerics' call to their followers to go up to the compound, and by calls by radical Muslim clerics for their followers to defend the site.'

Radical clerics and their supporters, whatever the religion, often seem to act at best like football hooligans.

[imdjh]

4. What has Jordan got to say about it?