Palestinians deserve to worship in peace, says Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Washington (QNN)- US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal condemned on Tuesday Israel’s raid of Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied Jerusalem and its assault against Palestinian worshipers, saying such actions are “unacceptable.”
Jayapal retweeted a tweet written by the representative for Illinois’s 3rd congressional district Marie Newman on Monday.
In the tweet, the congresswoman representing Washington’s 7th District said, “Violence in any form is wholly unacceptable. Palestinians deserve to worship in peace.”
Jayapal added, “Actions like this perpetrated by the Israeli government are unacceptable and push us further away from peace. We must all stand together and condemn this attack.”
In a thread, Newman tweeted, “During the holiest time for Muslims, Jews, and Christians around the world, we must pray for peace and understanding.”
While sharing a news article titled “Israeli forces enter Jerusalem mosque during Ramadan prayers; more than 150 Palestinians injured,” Newman added, “I wholly condemn the violence perpetrated against more than 150 Palestinians worshiping at Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem.”
“The Israeli government must deescalate growing tensions and allow peaceful Palestinians the freedom to worship as they choose. Violence against Palestinians must not be met with more violence against Israelis.”
The Congresswoman also said she “implore the Biden administration to use every diplomatic avenue at its disposal to prevent further escalation in the region, ensure U.S. weapons were not used to carry out this or any other attack, and work to maintain enduring peace for Palestinians and Israelis alike.”
Violence in any form is wholly unacceptable. Palestinians deserve to worship in peace.
Actions like this perpetrated by the Israeli government are unacceptable and push us further away from peace. We must all stand together and condemn this attack. https://t.co/Kr4va82iP9
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) April 19, 2022
For five days, since last Friday, Israeli occupation forces raided the Al-Aqsa mosque in the occupied city of Jerusalem, attacked, beat, arrested and injured hundreds of Muslim and Palestinian worshipers. They also blockaded the worshipers inside prayer halls in an attempt to empty the holy site of its worshipers to secure the entry of the Israeli colonial settlers to mark the so-called Passover holiday. However, Muslims are also marking the holy month of Ramadan and they were attacked in the Al-Aqsa while marking the holy month which started on April 2, 2022.
There had been calls by extremist Jewish groups to storm the compound this week in large numbers starting Sunday to mark the Passover and to perform a Passover sacrifice, in violation of the status quo agreements on religious practice at the site.
