Quds foundation: Israel planning to divide Aqsa mosque

The international Quds institution has warned of Israeli plans to legitimize dividing the Aqsa mosque between Muslims and Jews.

The institution said in a statement after its board of directors met in Cairo that Israel was trying to impose such a division then legitimize it in parliament.

It called on all religious bodies, especially the Christian ones, to immediately act to defend Christian holy shrines and Christians in Jerusalem.

The board of directors charged the Israeli regime was trying to weaken the Jerusalemite community and to obstruct projects aimed at boosting its steadfastness.

It said that all workers for Jerusalem and Palestine should re-consider means of supporting Jerusalem amidst such challenges and based on accurate understanding of priorities for Jerusalem and the Jerusalemites.

A delegation of the board of directors had met with the Egyptian president Dr. Mohammed Morsi, Sheikh of Al-Ahzar Dr. Mohammed Al-Tayyib, general director of Muslim Brotherhood Dr. Mohammed Badi, information minister Salah Abdulmaqsud, and the Wasat party led by Abul Ela Madi.