Pakistan condemns Israeli ‘act of terror’ on Al-Aqsa mosque
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned Israeli attack on Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and termed it an “act of terror”.
“Israel has always flouted international law and has violated human rights of Palestinians,” Prime Minister Nawaz sharif said in a statement issued here.
He said that Pakistan is with Palestinians against the state repression of Israel and expects United Nations to take note of it.
In a sign of festering tensions, a Palestinian rammed his car into pedestrians in Jerusalem's city centre earlier in the day, killing an Israeli paramilitary border policeman before he was shot dead by police. More than a dozen people were injured.
The incident occurred after fierce clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians at the entranceway to the 8th-century Al-Aqsa mosque, Islam's third most sacred place.
Palestinian officials said Israeli forces had crossed the threshold of the mosque for the first time since 1967. Israeli police denied going into the house of worship.
Kerry condemns Jerusalem car attack, says it 'only raises tensions'
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State John Kerry condemned the deadly car attack in Jerusalem saying it was a “terrorist act” that “only raises tensions” in the tinderbox region.
Speaking ahead of a meeting with Jordan's foreign minister in Paris, Kerry told reporters: “That is not just a terrorist act and an atrocity, but it only makes matters worse. It only raises tensions.”
“We urge everybody to try to step back and find a way to create enough calm and enough space to be able to negotiate these difficult issues,” he added.
The Jordanian minister, Nasser Judeh, said: “The only way that we can prevent these unilateral measures from continuing to take place is to have a comprehensive settlement to the Arab-Israel conflict.”
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Nov 05, 2014 10:58pm
Pakistan and Pakistani leaders need to worry about their own house first.
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Nov 05, 2014 10:59pm
I agree with Mr. NS because Israel has always flouted international law and has violated human rights of Palestinians.
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Nov 05, 2014 11:16pm
Kerry condemns Jerusalem car attack
I always read this word 'condemns' wrong :(
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Nov 05, 2014 11:17pm
Agree with S.K. how about justice for minorities in our land?
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Nov 05, 2014 11:26pm
zulum will never win. People of Palestine will prevail InshAllah. Allah is watching for sure.
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Nov 05, 2014 11:40pm
When will Palestine see peace,harmony...???Probably not in our lives...Geopolitics and vested interests of different international players have kept the this holy land a land of blood,aggression,oppression and brutality...
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Nov 05, 2014 11:41pm
I really don't understand the hypocrisy people are very vocal to criticize Israel. but the same people decidee to remain silent on Syrian civil war and oppression of Uighur by China and many more..
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Nov 05, 2014 11:51pm
Why doesn't any newspaper actually show the real picture of the place? This is Dome of The Rock. This is not Al-Aqsa mosque.
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Nov 06, 2014 12:12am
@Arisha G 'A conspiracy' theory is that Israel and her friends are putting in effort to portray it this way. so that real Masjid is omitted out of peoples mind as very few has seen it by themselves. And whenever they get a chance to demolish the real aqsa masjid quietly, it really stays quite.
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Nov 06, 2014 12:25am
For the past few decades US and israel have been playing this game with the Palestinians. Just keep condemning the acts and urging the Palestinians to come for dialog..meanwhile Israel slowly keeps finishing whats left of the Palestine state..this must be so frustrating for the Palestinians
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Nov 06, 2014 12:37am
Bravo. Pakistan is the only Muslim country that spoke up. We must never abandon our Palestinian and Kashmiri brethren.
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Nov 06, 2014 12:41am
What can you expect from Israel when Arabs and some Reginal Muslim leaders are fighting among themselves. Shame on them.
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Nov 06, 2014 12:57am
@Ahmer and what about your own Shi'ite brethren, fella ?
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Nov 06, 2014 01:00am
@zainab That is how I found out about the real picture myself. This is very alarming if it is the actual intent.
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Nov 06, 2014 01:16am
@nak Like he is watching over Pakistan?
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Nov 06, 2014 01:31am
@Sayyar Khan "Pakistan and Pakistani leaders need to worry about their own house first.". All countries have their internal problems. Does that mean no country should voice their concerns over world events?
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Nov 06, 2014 01:45am
We Pakistanis are with you Palestinians on this. Terror from Israel must stop.
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Nov 06, 2014 02:43am
@Usman Ksana , Don't know what to say but seems you're more worried to Palestine than every day problems of Pakistan.
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Nov 06, 2014 03:27am
@ExaltedMan Yes and He is watching over India as well so don't wish for something as it may come true.
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Nov 06, 2014 03:41am
@KJ - Who is "S.K"? Does he not have a name?
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Nov 06, 2014 04:02am
@Akram Yes you have a point but what Pakistan is having is lot more than internal problems and its problems are spilling over onto other countries. Second thing is Why are you selective? Did Pakistan condemn shooting of Shias in Saudi Arabia or repression of Uighir Muslims in China????
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Nov 06, 2014 04:23am
That's about all anyone can do - condemn! Nothing more can be done - after all, aren't the Jews controlling the world economy?
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Nov 06, 2014 04:32am
What else can he say or do?
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Nov 06, 2014 05:41am
@nak how about minorities who lives in Pakistan do they ever win?
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Nov 06, 2014 05:46am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad
Farji Daktar Sahib, you go and do something , sitting infront on computer then judging others and thinking yourself superman is very easy, don't sit go do something at least to fellow Pakistani, just educate somebody and teach about love and peace will save future of your own country
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Nov 06, 2014 06:01am
@Akram : Pakistan has lost the moral high ground to condemn anything that Israel does. The irony should not be lost on us that the very next headline under this story is that of a mullah playing a role in a Christian couple's lynching.
If anything, Pakistanis need to reflect on prophet Muhammad's life in Medina and establish diplomatic relations with Israel.
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Nov 06, 2014 06:08am
Seems like no one told Nawaz that people ,who were attacked by Jewish police, were pelting stone to protest about the Jewish people who wanted to offer their prayers there. Now no doubt who are the trouble makers but Muslims hardly see their faults. By the way Mr. Sharif, Israeli police just used rubber bullet unlike your Punjab police who shot 13 people.
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Nov 06, 2014 06:16am
@zainab Boy you know it all... Theories we are always good at...
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Nov 06, 2014 06:28am
Where are the champions of human rights now such as India, US etc....
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Nov 06, 2014 06:30am
@Ahmer first think about the people in pak occupied Kashmir, warristan before you start worrying about other places.
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Nov 06, 2014 06:38am
Pakistan should raise this issue in UN
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Nov 06, 2014 06:42am
Such condemnations are purely for domestic consumption as outside Pakistan don't carry any weight.
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Nov 06, 2014 06:55am
@Akram :So, you will solve Palestine, you will solve Kashmir, and later if time permits internal problems. Great priorities Sir. When your house is burning, this is how one should look at it. Great.
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Nov 06, 2014 07:12am
A car attack is condemned by Kerry. But land grab by Israel is described as 'unfortunate'.
It would be better if the US stops giving aid to all sides to the conflict (Israel, Egypt, Jordan etc etc) and abstains from all resolutions related to Middle East.
Only then we will get a fair outcome to this conflict.
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Nov 06, 2014 07:15am
@zainab. Well done. You have raised minting conspiracy theories into a national past time. Do u really believe what u say? It is the third holiest site in ISLAM and u reckon there is a conspiracy in the pictures and they can make 1.2 billion ppl forget how the mosque looks like? Once again WELL DONE.
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Nov 06, 2014 07:22am
@independentthinker. Why condemn Israel ? That's how a strong power deals with a divided ppl. Just look at the history. The fault lies with the rest of us, esp the neighboring Muslim countries. How on earth do Egyptians sleep at night after closing the border and Raffa crossing and suffocating the Palestinians. When their own ppl don't care about them, why wud anybody else?
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Nov 06, 2014 08:09am
@Krishan Gopal if some occupy ur house and then u r forced to leave ur house and then the aggresor claim ur house to be his promised land and when u resist u r termed as terrorist !!!
If i show sympathy with u and show solidarity and condems the agressor for his atrocities then Mr Krishan ppl like u are quick to take side with the agressor! Shame isnt it?
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Nov 06, 2014 08:23am
@Ahmer "Bravo. Pakistan is the only Muslim country that spoke up. We must never abandon our Palestinian and Kashmiri brethren."
Excellent. Keep your head inside the sand.
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Nov 06, 2014 08:34am
First put your own house in order and then profess others.
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Nov 06, 2014 08:44am
So Kerry condemns the car attack, and said nothing about the Aqsa episode?
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Nov 06, 2014 08:59am
@Amir Bangash hamas has done that
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Nov 06, 2014 08:59am
@nak but he is not doing anything
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Nov 06, 2014 09:04am
Thats right, Pakistan should clean up its own act first before condemning Israel. The country where minorities are burned alive need not make any humanitarian statements.
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Nov 06, 2014 09:11am
It is established fact that Al-Aqsa mosque was build on jewish holy place. The way babri masjid was built by destroying temple where Hindu believed Shri Ram was born. I respect Prophet Mohd and what he did to fight against injustice at his time but I am sure never wanted his followers to destroy others religious places
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Nov 06, 2014 09:13am
When the Pakistan will be truly with the oppressed minorities of Pakistan. Why Pakistan try to be Messiah but can not even remain as normal human being.
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Nov 06, 2014 09:34am
@Ahmer Go Pakistan Go
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Nov 06, 2014 09:49am
first condemn all the church and temple demolition in ur own backyard first, before pelting stones on others...hyprocrisy is thy name
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Nov 06, 2014 09:50am
@Amir Bangash like pakisand does to Hindu's and muslims....
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Nov 06, 2014 09:51am
@Ahmer please first safegaurd ur own then worry abt others...trust me even if u unify, u will kill each other in the name of shia and sunni...
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Nov 06, 2014 10:14am
First fix your problem first and then scream ... Israel has every right on temple mount .
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Nov 06, 2014 10:16am
Jim Carry doesnot give a sheet to pakistan. Oops! did i say something wrong?
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Nov 06, 2014 10:25am
Muslim Powers are still watching. We are hopeless ,We cant look up to any one as Muslim leaders acts cowardly .
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Nov 06, 2014 07:28pm
@Ahmed same applies
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Nov 06, 2014 07:29pm
@ExaltedMan He is. Do you have doubts?
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Nov 06, 2014 07:32pm
@Ahmed He will. Our fate depends on what we do, if we decided to take a step in the right direction and fix ourselves then we will be saved else we are also part of the problem and will be held accountable.
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Nov 08, 2014 03:32pm
@Arisha G the dome of the rock and the other mosque (the qibly mosque are both part of masjid al aqsa. Masjid al aqsa is in fact the large compound upon which these two mosques (or more accurately prayer places in aqsa). So the picture actually shows Israeli soldiers inside aqsa
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Nov 08, 2014 03:36pm
@A Sidhu many people are unaware. But the dome of the rock is not aqsa. It is a part of it. Al aqsa as defined in the shariah is the whole compound. It contains many buildings the two prominent ones are the dome of the rock and qibly prayer place (the one facing the qiblah with the lead dome). As such these Israeli soldiers are considered to be in alaqsa. Not adjacent or outside it
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