The Palestinian mufti, Sheikh Mohammad Hussein, on Sunday called on “the Palestinian people” and on residents of Jerusalem to gather around the Al-Aqsa Mosque and protect it using whatever means possible.
Hussein’s comments came at a press conference marking the 47th anniversary of the arson at the Al-Aqsa Mosque by Australian citizen Denis Michael Rohan, who was later tried, found to be insane, and hospitalized in a mental institution.