Thursday, August 23, 2012

More on that Abbas statement

TEMPLE MOUNT WATCH: The Times of Israel gives a slightly different rendering (translation?) of the recent comments of the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority:
Abbas apparently denies Jewish link to Jerusalem — again

Palestinian Authority president says that unabated attacks "under the nose of the Israeli occupation authorities" seek to "rob Muslims and Christians of their holy shrines, destroy Al-Aqsa mosque and build the alleged Jewish Temple."


Israel Hayom Staff

A "series" of attacks on the Temple Mount "under the nose of the Israeli occupation authorities" seek "to rob Muslims and Christians of their holy shrines, destroy Al-Aqsa mosque and build the alleged Jewish Temple," according to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

In a statement issued to mark the 43rd anniversary of an arson attack on Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, Abbas said that the third holiest shrine in Islam is still under threat. His statement will be seen by some in Israel as denying any Jewish claim to the Temple Mount — the holiest site in Judaism.

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That's certainly what it sounds like. Does anyone know if the full speech or the full quotation in context is available anywhere?

Background here.