Report: Palestinians Stockpiled 'Slabs, Stones, and Fireworks' at Al-Aqsa Mosque
11 May 2021 Palestinians stockpiled “slabs, stones, and fireworks” at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, one of the holiest sites in Islam, for use in attacks against Israelis — and Israeli police face questions about an apparent failure to detect them in advance. Critics of Israel, and the international media, have portrayed the recent clashes on the Temple Mount, which Muslims call Haram esh-Sharif, as if Israel had attacked the mosques or violated their sanctity. In fact, Israeli riot police entered the holy site to stop Palestinians from launching new attacks from the compound after t...