The United States has urged Israel to allow Muslims to pray at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem during Ramadan, after a far-right minister proposed banning Palestinians from the occupied West Bank from praying there.
“We continue to urge Israel to facilitate access to the Temple Mount (Jewish Temple Mount) for peaceful worshipers during Ramadan, consistent with past practice,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a briefing. .
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