Permim condemns attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque

 

Israeli security forces take position at the Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, while tension arises during clashes with Palestinians in Jerusalem's Old City. (REUTERS/Ammar Awad)

GEORGE TOWN: The Federation of Malaysian Indian Muslim Associations (Permim) has condemned the tactless actions of the Israeli police, who attacked and used violence against the Palestinian people and the pilgrims inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque yesterday.

Permim president Shaik Faridhudheen Anverdeen said the inhumane attack had resulted in injuries to civilians.

"The action of the Israeli police, who invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque, is an insolent act and a violation of human rights," he said today.

Shaik Faridhudheen said the United Nations (UN) has just turned a blind eye, when every day in the month of Ramadan, there would be attacks like this when the Palestinian people performed worship.

Permim president Shaik Faridhudheen Anverdeen said the inhumane attack had resulted in injuries to civilians. - Courtesy pic

"The UN should give a final word to Israel to stop and not repeat the attacks that cause the destruction of property and civilian lives.

"Permim calls on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to urge the UN to take action against Israel," he added.

He said Permim also welcomed the efforts of the state Islamic Religious Departments to hold prayers and recite Qunut Nazilah to pray for the safety and well-being of the Palestinian people.

Reuters reported that Israeli police clashed with Palestinians at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, a second time today.

The confrontations, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and on the eve of the Jewish Passover holiday, triggered a cross-border exchange of fire in Gaza and stoked fears of further violence. - NST