SA Muslims demand cutting diplomatic ties with Israel over Al-Aqsa mosque
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) of SA is demanding that the government cut all diplomatic ties with Israel and expel the Israeli ambassador from the country.On Wednesday, more than 4‚000 members of the Muslim community and dignitaries, including Mandla Mandela‚ took to the streets of Cape Town to protest the securitisation of the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.The protesters embarked on a march from the Zinatul Islam mosque in District Six, Cape Town, to Parliament‚ where a memorandum addressed to the Minister of International Relations was handed over. The MJC wants the government to close the Israeli embassy immediately for what it called "continuous desecrations" at the Muslim holy site in Israel.On July 14‚ two Israeli security officers were gunned down at the site by Israeli Arab gunmen. The Israeli government then moved to secure the compound and introduced strict security measures and installed metal detectors. The move angered large sections of the international Muslim commun...
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