Erdogan: ‘Israeli soldiers pollute Al-Aqsa grounds with combat boots, easily spill blood’

Erdogan is a racist, a bigot …. a nightmare. Jew-hating Muslim leaders jumping into this issue to stoke Muslims against the Jews speaks volumes about motive and mission.

Israel wrongly removed the metal detectors is satiate the savages — but it hasn’t. As if..

Officials in the Israeli Foreign Ministry said the Turkish president’s remarks, that Israel was “trying to steal al-Aqsa from the Muslims” were “twisted and far-fetched.”

Erdogan: ‘Israeli soldiers pollute Al-Aqsa grounds with combat boots, easily spill blood’

By RT, July 25, 2017:

Muslims should use every opportunity to go to Jerusalem to help protect the Al-Aqsa mosque, which Israeli soldiers are “carelessly polluting” while “easily spilling blood,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

Muslims should use every opportunity to go to Jerusalem to help protect the Al-Aqsa mosque, which Israeli soldiers are “carelessly polluting” while “easily spilling blood,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

Muslims should support their brothers in faith suffering from Israel’s actions at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, Erdogan told members of the ruling AK Party on Tuesday.

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“From here I call upon all Muslims. Those who are able to should visit Al-Aqsa… Those who cannot visit Al-Aqsa should send aid to our brothers there,” Erdogan said in Ankara, as cited by the state-run Anadolu news agency.

Palestinian demonstrators attempt the block the road ahead of Israeli police cars outside Lions’ Gate, a main entrance to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, on July 22, 2017 © Ahmad Gharabli / AFP ‘Israel is playing with fire’: Arab League chief warns amid Jerusalem tensions

“When Israeli soldiers carelessly pollute the grounds of Al-Aqsa with their combat boots by using simple issues as a pretext and then easily spill blood there, the reason [they are able to do that] is we [Muslims] have not done enough to stake our claim over Jerusalem,” Erdogan said.

He added that Turkish authorities are doing their utmost to protect Christian and Jewish places of worship from extremist attacks, saying that Turkey has “no issues with them,” according to Reuters.

Erdogan also said he had spoken to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and told him that Muslims visiting Al-Aqsa mosque could not be treated as terrorists. “We can also not accept Jews going to synagogues and temples being treated as terrorists,” he said.

On Sunday, Erdogan also pressed Tel Aviv to dismantle security fences around the Temple Mount, arguing the Israelis’ conduct went beyond democratic standards.

He called on Israel to respect “basic human rights values,” also condemning it for “disregarding all warnings to maintain its position.”

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“Metal detectors and other restrictions must be lifted immediately and the current status quo must be restored,” Erdogan insisted.

The Turkish leader’s statement followed days of spiraling violence sparked over access to the Al-Aqsa mosque at the compound known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem’s Old City.

Earlier in the month, Israeli authorities introduced additional security measures, installing metal detectors and CCTV cameras outside the mosque, causing protests from Palestinian worshippers.