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Israel to restrict access to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan (www.aljazeera.com)
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[–] filoria@lemmy.ml 65 points 7 months ago (3 children)

The third holiest site in Islam. Access restricted.

Huh.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 33 points 7 months ago

If any American Christian actually meant it when they talked about religious freedoms, they'd be furious about this.

[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 3 points 7 months ago

IIRC the Crusades were launched for similar reasons. Not saying either "holy war" is justified, only that fundies on either side act as fundies do.