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As is the way of the PA, a grain of truth is turned into a grand libel. Once a year, the PA illustrates the anatomy of a libel in all clarity when it commemorates the arson at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in 1969.

"The Al-Aqsa Mosque is a red line, and that Jerusalem, with all that is within it, is purely Palestinian"

“Israeli occupation government Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel invaded the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque yesterday"

"The Palestinian people will not continue to be silent about the severe violations of our sovereignty over the Al-Aqsa Mosque"

"Our people will defend the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque with what is most precious of all to it"

"A special Israeli force of undercover soldiers raided the Jamal Abd Al-Nasser Mosque in the heart of El-Bireh yesterday evening [Feb. 8, 2019] and took the film from its security cameras (in order to find the suspect in the brutal murder of an Israeli woman; see note below –Ed.)… [PA] Minister of..."

Headline: “Ida’is: Employing 17 additional guards at the Ibrahimi Mosque” “[PA] Minister of Religious Affairs Sheikh Yusuf Ida’is yesterday [Feb. 7, 2019] announced the employment of 17 additional guards at the Ibrahimi Mosque (i.e., Cave of the Patriarchs)… Ida’is also urged the citizens to come...”

Headline: "Ida'is dedicated the mosque in Dir Balut and honored those who study the Quran" "[PA] Minister of Religious Affairs Yusuf Ida'is yesterday [Jan. 24, 2019] inaugurated the Al-Salam Mosque in the village of Dir Balut in the Salfit district. Ida'is emphasized the importance of the mosque’s..."

“Ida’is in an appeal to Arabs and Muslims: The Al-Aqsa Mosque’s existence is endangered”

"Ida'is again emphasized his call to the Arabs and Muslims to act to save Jerusalem, its Al-Aqsa Mosque, and its Islamic and Christian holy sites"

Official PA TV, live broadcast from the PA headquarters of a ceremony to mark the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, with the participation of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas PA Minister of Religious Affairs Yusuf Ida’is: “Mercy on our loyal Martyrs (Shahids), [who are] together with the prophets, the...”

Headline: “Al-Husseini and Ida’is briefed the new Egyptian consul and the previous [consul] regarding the situation in Jerusalem and the developments at the Al-Aqsa Mosque” “Head of the PLO Department of Jerusalem Affairs, [PA] Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, [and PLO Executive Committee member]...”