Illegal Israeli Jewish Settlers Desecrate Al-Aqsa Mosque Complex by Drinking Wine and Smashing Bottles There

Wine Bottles Smashed In Al-Aqsa Compound

Wednesday June 08, 2011 17:56 by David Steele - 1 of International Middle East Media Center Editorial Group

Local sources report that a number of illegal Israeli Jewish settlers in Jerusalem broke into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound and began drinking wine and smashing bottles on the floor.

Consumption of alcohol is forbidden in Islam and such acts are considered desecration. The group allegedly broke through a gate near the Western Wall and were protected by Israeli police. Police only intervened to ensure that angry worshippers from the mosque were kept separate from the settlers.

The Al-Aqsa Mosque Complex, includes several building including the Old Mosque, the Dome of the Rock, and the entire walled area. The entire Complex land is considered the third holiest site in Islam. The act of desecration was allegedly a result of calls to celebrate the Jewish Shavuot holiday at the site. Tensions have been particularly high in East Jerusalem recently as a result of inflammatory marches on 'Jerusalem day' last week and Israeli MK Michael Ben-Ari's tour of the mosque with a group of settlers on Tuesday.

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