Israel allows Jewish ritual at Al-Aqsa Mosque in unprecedented violation of status quo

 Israeli authorities have formally allowed Jewish prayer for the first time inside Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, in an unprecedented violation of the site’s decades-old status quo.

Israeli police allowed settlers raiding the site on Sunday to bring in siddurim, or Jewish prayer books, and perform group prayers, according to a Palestinian source from the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf.

While such practices have occurred in the past, they have largely been carried out without official approval. The decision to officially permit them marks a significant shift.

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