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By Danielle Greyman-Kennard
(April 26, 2025 / JPost) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas claimed that ancient temples tying the Jewish people to Jerusalem are actually in Yemen and not Israel, during a Wednesday PLO central council meeting.
“[Israel] is trying to change the historical and legal status of the Islamic and Christian holy places, especially the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque,” Abbas said. “[The Al-Aqsa Mosque] is the target of the most hideous plot by the occupation. They spread incitement for its destruction, and the building of a Jewish temple in its place.”
The Al-Aqsa mosque is built on top of the Temple Mount, a holy site for all Abrahamic faiths. Despite the religious significance of the site, only Muslims are able to pray there, and much controversy and outrage have erupted in recent years as Jewish individuals, notably including National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, have ascended the site.
“In the Noble Quran – and I believe that also in other divine books – it says that the [First and Second] Temples were in Yemen,” he said. “People who like reading about religion can check it out.”
“[The Jews say:] ‘This is ours and that was ours, and this is where Solomon’s Temple was,'” Abbas added. “I am telling you, a large part of history is falsified. People who read the Quran know this.”
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