Engineers association says Al Aqsa visits act of normalisation

By JT - May 08,2014 - Last updated at May 08,2014

AMMAN — The Jordan Engineers Association (JEA) on Thursday expressed surprise over a visit by Awqaf Minister Hayel Dawood to Al Aqsa Mosque, saying it encourages normalisation with Israel and gives recognition to the occupation.

In a statement, the JEA said such visits will not prevent Israeli assaults against Al Aqsa Mosque and other holy sites in occupied Jerusalem.

The JEA also said a recent fatwa by Muslim scholars ending a ban of Muslim visits to Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem legitimises the Israeli occupation.

The fatwa was issued by a number of Muslim scholars and intellectuals from various Islamic countries and schools of jurisprudence and announced during the three-day “Road to Jerusalem” conference, which concluded last week in Amman.

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