الموقف العربي و الدولى من حريق المسجد الأقصى عام 1969م-1389هـ

Abstract EN

Although nearly half a century has passed since the Al-Aqsa Mosque was set ablaze, these flames still flare up in this blessed mosque, the first of the two Qiblas “Muslims' direction of Prayers” and the second of the two holy mosques and the third of Muslims' holy shrines.

The resident Palestinians have been suffering everyday intrusions and violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Jews.

In addition, there are many acts of excavations under Al-Aqsa Mosque on the pretext of looking for the alleged Solomon's temple.

In general, the worst period of time experienced by Al-Aqsa Mosque is that one which took place on Thursday, 21/8/1969 A.

D.

(corresponding to 8 Jumada II, 1389 A.

H.

), when Michael Denis Rohan, an Australian-Christian immigrant to Israel, deliberately set fire to the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.

This was part of a series of measures taken by the Israeli occupation with a view to obliterating the Islamic cultural identity of the city of Jerusalem.

It was also an actual Jewish step on the road of constructing the alleged Jewish temple in the place of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

One of the consequences of this attack was convening the first Islamic summit in Morocco, which resulted in the establishment of the “Organization of the Islamic Conference”, whose membership comprises all Islamic countries.

Reactions of most Muslim countries have been similar in expressing anger, accusing Israel of burning the mosque, and calling for the unification of forces to liberate the Islamic sanctities.

However, their ruling regimes' reactions were weaker enough to be restricted to cooperation in the areas of political work rather than taking the risk of direct military intervention or financial support.

They did nothing actual but launching a political campaign that included calling for Arab and Islamic summits and addressing the Security Council.

However, the attempt to burn Al-Aqsa Mosque with its religious and national symbols should have been considered an act of long-standing terrorism that is not subject any statute of limitations.

It should be addressed within the context of the open war against mosques and churches and the attempts to impose temporal and spatial division in Al-Aqsa Mosque.