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	Start of the al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000
		Whoever thinks that this [war] started as a result of Sharon's despicable visit to Al Aksa is in error.
		It was planned since Arafat's return from Camp David [where he] firmly stood up to Clinton and rejected the U.S. terms.
		From the beginning, in September 2000, the al-Aqsa intifada developed into the worst period of violence in Israel's history, excepting only the periods of all-out war with neighboring Arab countries.
	www.palestinefacts.org /pf_1991to_now_alaqsa_start.php (733 words)

	Major Terrorist Attacks in Israel
		The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Islamic Jihad and Hamas all claimed responsibility for the attacks.
		Al Qaeda is a main suspect in the attack.
		Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
	www.adl.org /Israel/israel_attacks.asp (0 words)

	Human Interest - International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC
		Al Quds brigades claimed the responsibility of attacking Israeli vehicle in Qabatiya 11:29 Sat 08 Sep
		Two weeks before visitation time, Raqiyya Al Wahsh, from the Jenin refugee camp, starts preparing for the harsh journey to Ramon Israeli prison to visit her detained son, Abdullah, a member of the Al Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad.
		Nearly four decades have passed since the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, the third most holy site in Islam, was burned by Israeli arsonists.
	imemc.org /human_interest (0 words)

	BBC Interview with Hussam Abdo, Arab Suicide Bomber, Age 15, Who Didn't Push the Button...
		That is the same Yassar Arafat whose forces also control the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade which, according to Hussam, recruited him to be a "martyr" at his school.
		Al Aqsa's attempt to rewrite history in real time was awkward due to Al Aqsa having just taken "credit" for sending Hussam, and due to Hussam's mother, who had the rare courage to give interviews denouncing these "heroes" who recruited her son, and due to the fact that the whole thing was filmed by reporters.
		By the 25th, the media was reporting both that one unit of Al Aqsa was still claiming "credit" and also that Al Aqsa was denying any involvement.
	emperors-clothes.com /interviews/abdo.htm (2308 words)

	CAMERA: Yasir Arafat's Timeline of Terror
		–March 21, 2002: An Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade suicide bomber exploded himself in a crowd of shoppers in Jerusalem, killing 3 and injuring 86.
		The PFLP and the Fatah Al Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
		Both the Fatah-related Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
	www.camera.org /index.asp?x_context=7&x_issue=11&x_article=795 (0 words)

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	Israeli police confront worshipers at Al-Aqsa - Boston.com
		Israeli police forces entered the area around Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and fired stun grenades at stone-throwing Palestinian worshippers in clashes at the end of Friday prayers.
		In this file photo, a bulldozer carries out excavation work in front of the Dome of the Rock Mosque (top L) at the al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's old city February 7, 2007.
		JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police forces entered the area around Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and fired stun grenades at stone-throwing Palestinian worshippers in clashes at the end of Friday prayers.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2007/02/09/israeli_police_confront_worshipers_at_al_aqsa (450 words)

	Friends of Al-Aqsa (Site not responding. Last check: )
		According to an authentic narration of Prophet Muhammad (saas), al Masjidul Aqsa was the second house of worship for the Lord on planet earth.
		Al Masjidul Aqsa Haram Sharif besides being the first qibla (direction Muslims faced during Salah prayer) represents one of only three mosques where Muslims are recommended to undertake a journey for sole purpose of praying Salah.
		Directly beneath the eastern half of al Aqsa Mosque building is another subterranean area, leading from the courtyard in front of the Mosque to the Double Gate in the southern wall of the Sanctuary.
	www.aqsa.org.uk /page_detail.aspx?id=13 (738 words)

	hWeb
		The Al Aqsa mosque was sub-divided in to a royal palace as well as headquarters and barracks of the Knights Templar.
		Al Aqsa was purified with rose water and reinstated as a mosque.
		The Al Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock had both sustained damage from the cross-fire of mortars and bombs, but remained, together with the old walled city, in the hands o the Muslims.
	www.hweb.org.uk /content/view/4/3 (2613 words)

	JS-439: Treasury Designates Al-Aqsa International Foundation as Financier of Terror
		Al Aqsa is a critical part of Hamas’ terrorist support infrastructure.
		The Al Aqsa Foundation is the 18th financier of terror disguised as a charitable organization designated by the Treasury Department.
		In late 2001 for example, a human courier was used to transfer funds from the Islamic League in Norway to the AL- AQSA FOUNDATION in Sweden.
	www.ustreas.gov /press/releases/js439.htm (865 words)

	CNN.com - Israel: Documents link Al Aqsa to Palestinian finance official - April 3, 2002
		The records indicate that al-Shoubaki distributed funds for the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military arm of Arafat's Fatah movement, the IDF said.
		The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades has claimed responsibility for several recent suicide bombings that targeted Israeli civilians, including an attack on a Haifa restaurant that killed 14 people Sunday.
		The IDF said Al Aqsa wanted $100,000 to set up a factory to build heavy weapons and $15,000 a month in operating expenses.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/meast/04/02/al.aqsa.finances (382 words)

	Centrality of Masjid Al Aqsa in Islâm
		Hence the whole of Masjid al Aqsa precincts are unique in that this is the only place on earth where all the Prophets Alayhimus salâm performed Salâh in congregation.
		The centrality, historical and cultural significance of Masjid al Aqsa is further emphasised by the fact that Muslims used to turn towards Jerusalem when they prayed.
		The importance of Masjid al Aqsa remained and all the prayers performed facing Masjid al Aqsa was regarded as valid.
	www.islamsa.org.za /library/pamphlets/centrality_of_masjid_alaqsa_in_islam.html (1099 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Al Aqsa official: Jewish temples existed
		The leader, who was dismissed from his Waqf position after he quietly made his beliefs known, said Al Aqsa custodians passed down stories for centuries from generation to generation indicating the mosque was built at the site of the former Jewish temples.
		The Al Aqsa Mosque was constructed in about 709 to serve as a shrine near another nearby shrine, the Dome of the Rock, which was built by an Islamic caliph.
		Al Aqsa was meant to mark what Muslims came to believe may have been the place at which Muhammad, the founder of Islam, ascended to heaven during a dream to receive revelations from Allah.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=50637 (1558 words)

	Al-Aqsa Mosque - Jerusalem / www.convertingtoislam.com
		The Aqsa Mosque is also called the Farthest Mosque because it was place of worship in the farthest west known to Arabs in the time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and was sacred to both Jews and Christians.
		Today the Aqsa Mosque is part of a large complex of religious buildings in Jerusalem's old city known to the Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary) and to the Jews as the Temple Mount.
		It was from the Aqsa Mosque that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) ascended through the heavens visiting the prophets again on his way to the Sidrat al-Muntaha (the Lote Tree) of the furthest limit.
	convertingtoislam.com /aqsa.html (1287 words)

	Significance of Masjid Al-Aqsa (Jerusalem) to Muslims and Jews
		Hence the whole of Masjid al Aqsa precincts are unique in that this is the only place on earth where all the Prophets Alayhis salaam performed Salaah in congregation.
		The centrality, historical and cultural significance of Masjid al Aqsa is further emphasised by the fact that Muslims used to turn towards Jerusalem when they prayed.
		The importance of Masjid al Aqsa remained and all the worship performed facing Masjid al Aqsa was good and valid.
	www.central-mosque.com /fiqh/aqsa.htm (1242 words)

	Will the real Al Aqsa please stand up! - The Islamic Garden (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Al Aqsa mosque is one of the sacred places in Islam.
		Whenever mention is made in the local or international media pertaining to Al Aqsa, a picture of the ‘Dome of the rock’ will appear.
		The ‘Dome of the rock’ bears the sacred rock that Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) stood on when he went on the ascension to the heavens, while Al Aqsa mosque lies on the site of the original mosque of Prophet Solomon (Sulaiman) (peace be upon him).
	www.islamicgarden.com /realaqsa.html (434 words)

	Islamic Thinkers Society - The Real al-Aqsa!
		However it is around the Mosque of Al Aqsa that the confusion lies.
		The ‘Dome of the rock' bears the sacred rock that Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) stood on when he went on the ascension to the heavens, while Al Aqsa mosque lies on the site of the original mosque of Prophet Solomon (Sulaiman) (peace be upon him).
		Actually Al Aqsa Mosque was the original qibla (The direction of prayers), which was later changed during the time of Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) to the Ka'ba at Mecca.
	www.islamicthinkers.com /index/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=554&Itemid=26 (558 words)

	IslamWeb - Israel dig plan 'threatens Al-Aqsa'
		Taysir al-Tamimi, a senior Muslim scholar and judge, has said Israeli bulldozers are moving towards the al-Maghareba gate of the al-Aqsa mosque compound to demolish parts of a mound covering the walkway.
		Speaking on Al Jazeera, Sheikh al-Tamimi called for Palestinians to immediately head to al-Aqsa mosque to "protect" the site from the Israelis.
		In February 2004, excavation works carried out by Israeli authorities led to the collapse of a part of the path leading to Al Maghareba Gate, one of the mosque's main entrances.
	www.islamweb.net /ver2/engblue/article.php?lang=E&id=137935 (457 words)

	AL AQSA MOSQUE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1969 the pulpit in Al Aqsa was burned by a militant Jewish protestor.
		Muslims protest that Jewish excavation tunnels under the Temple Mount are causing the mosque's foundations to crack and sink.
		Many Jews want to rebuild their holy temple on the site of Al Aqsa Mosque, but the mosque is highly sacred to Muslims.
	www.rickriordan.com /al_aqsa_mosque.htm (269 words)

	Newsvine - Olmert Pro Al Aqsa Mosque Excavations
		The Arab Palestinians inside Israel protested for the third day the Israeli excavations At Al Magharbah Gate of Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem although thousands of Israeli police and border guards deployed in the Old City to prevent access to the area.
		The path to Al Magharbah Gate is 800 years old and it's only Muslim, not Jewish." "The current works are a continuation of previous works whose sole purpose was to draw a line on the ground.
		Peretz said in his letter that the excavations "was causing considerable damage and would create foment in the Arab world, particularly at the present time, with Israel trying to initiate steps to calm things down with the Palestinians and the Arab world".
	mmari.newsvine.com /_news/2007/02/08/558367-olmert-pro-al-aqsa-mosque-excavations- (802 words)

	Al-Aqsa Mosque
		When Saladin re-took Jerusalem in 1187, he reconverted Al Aqsa back into a mosque.
		Since part of the mosque's extended surrounding wall is the Western Wall venerated by Jews, this relatively tiny spot in Jerusalem can become the source of friction.
		The Muslim Waqf is in charge of the Al Aqsa mosque, along with most of the important Muslim shrines in Israel.
	www.the-world-in-focus.com /Middle_East/Israel/Jerusalem/al-aqsamosque.html (577 words)

	IslamWeb - Clashes erupt at al-Aqsa mosque
		Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna, reporting from Jerusalem, said there were suggestions of police using rubber-coated steel bullets.
		Jacky Rowland, Al Jazeera's correspondent, said the sheikh of the mosque made calls for calm came over the mosques loudspeaker system, usually used for the call to prayer.
		Israel had deployed 3,000 police officers around Jerusalem's Old City ahead of Muslim prayers at the mosque compound, amid widespread Arab anger over Israeli excavation work nearby.
	www.islamweb.net /ver2/engblue/article.php?lang=E&id=137969 (556 words)

	The Fatah-Al Aqsa Brigade
		The attack was perpetrated by a member of the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades.
		The evidence, however, clearly indicates that the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade is not some "loose offshoot," but rather has a direct and ongoing bond to the Fatah party, which holds a majority of seats in the Palestinian Parliament.
		The close ties that bond the Fatah-led PA to terrorist groups are the fundamental problem that prevents progress toward peaceful reconciliation.
	www.honestreporting.com /articles/critiques/The_Fatah-Al_Aqsa_Brigade.asp (741 words)

	al-Aqsa Mosque
		The background for al-Aqsa's prominence, is the myth of Muhammad, the founder of Islam, who shall have performed a heavenly journey beginning right here.
		According to the stories told in extra-Koranical Muslim texts (hadiths), Muhammad first made a nightly journey from the "sacred mosque", which is the one in Mecca to the "The most remote mosque", "aqsa" in Arabic, although there didn't exist any mosque here at the time.
		When returning from heaven, Muhammad made To this story is also linked the brief period of which Muslims turned towards Jerusalem when praying (see qibla).
	lexicorient.com /e.o/aqsa.htm (515 words)

	Al-Aqsa Mosque - Mw
		The muslims scholar al Tabari reports in Tarikh al-Tabari:
		The Dome is in the shape of a Byzantine martyrium, a structure intended for the housing and veneration of saintly relics and is an excellent example of middle Byzantine art.
		Haj Amin Al-Husseini, appointed Grand Mufti by the British, along with Yacoub Al Ghussein implemented restoration of Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
	www.muslimwikipedia.com /mw/index.php/Al-Aqsa_Mosque (3106 words)

	Al-Aqsa Islamic Society
		The great majority of the non-Muslims I meet believe that Allah is a kind of personal name for some kind of small-"g" god, perhaps like Jupiter or Vulcan (gods of the Roman pantheon).
		The fact is that Allah is simply a compound word made from the Arabic words al (the) and lah, (god): the God.
		I believe it is really problematic and misleading not to translate such a key word for which there is an exact English equivalent.
	www.al-aqsaislamicsociety.com /index.html (1747 words)

	Al-Aqsa Mosque at AllExperts
		When Saladin re-took Jerusalem in 1187, he reconverted Al Aqsa back into a mosque.
		Since part of the mosque's extended surrounding wall is the Western Wall venerated by Jews, this relatively small spot in Jerusalem is a source of friction.
		The Muslim Waqf is in charge of the Al Aqsa mosque, along with most of the important Muslim shrines in Israel.
	en.allexperts.com /e/a/al/al-aqsa_mosque.htm (1177 words)

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