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| PLO Urge Journalists: Don't Use Term 'Temple Mount' |
| 2014-11-07 |
| [Ynet] PLO statement claims 'Al-Aqsa Mosque compound is not a disputed territory and all other terms, therefore, are null and void.' The Paleostinians on Wednesday urged news hounds and news outlets not to use the term Temple Mount when covering recent events in the complex which also houses the Al-Aqsa mosque. A blurb by the Paleostinian Liberation Organization (PLO), dubbed "Concern over the use of the inaccurate term 'Temple Mount' to refer to Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem" was sent out on Wednesday. First reported by Matthew Kalman's blog, the statement called on the international media "to adhere to international law and correct any other existing terminology used. The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound is not a disputed territory and all other terms, therefore, are null and void." The Paleostinians argue that "Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound is located in East Jerusalem, an internationally recognized part of the Occupied State of Paleostine." Israel's claim over East Jerusalem, the PLO goes on to say, is not recognized by the international community "in line with UN Security Council Resolution 478." "This Resolution rejected the Israeli measure as a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention and determined that: 'All legislative and administrative measures and actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power, which have altered or purport to alter the character and the status of the Holy City of Jerusalem, and in particular, the recent âbasic lawâ on Jerusalem, are null and void.'" The PLO accuses the Israeli government of continuing "to incite against this sacred site, and consequently provoke Paleostinian fears and anger. "Israel, the occupying power, has failed at stopping settler holy warriors from entering the Mosque and this constitutes a violation of the Waqfâs custodianship and its obligation as an occupying power to maintain public order and civil life in the occupied territory." |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 religion is all made up anyway. If you ever wanted evidence that humans invented god then this is exactly what you would expect to be invented by a bunch of primates with poorly developed frontal lobes and adrenal glands that are too large, who are afraid of the dark and of death, but greedy and grabbing and conniving. That's my holy land my imaginary friend said so. No my imaginary friend said it's mine! let's have a war about it. All that's left is to give these people nukes. |
| Posted by: anon1 2014-11-07 23:09 |
| #3 The sad thing is that the media is probably taking it seriously instead of laughing in the PLO's face for referencing to the Geneva Convention (which the PLO has conveniently been ignoring for the past 60 years of supporting terrorism). |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-11-07 12:53 |
| #2 So, they're really not for the 'right of return' in the very basic historic sense. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-11-07 11:39 |
| #1 It was the Temple Mount long before Mo was a gleam in is father's eye. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2014-11-07 09:38 |