Israel bars preacher of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque from travel
04 Dec 2023 09:45pm
Al-Aqsa mosque imam Sheikh Ekrima Sabri - AFP
"Sabri was handed an order to bar him from travel,” Khaled Zabarka told Anadolu Agency.
He said the Al-Aqsa Mosque preacher is facing an incitement campaign by right-wing Israelis.
"His home was raided on Sunday to hand him a demolition order for the building where he lives and today he was barred from travel,” the lawyer said.
"The violations against the preacher are an attempt to silence his voice, which boldly proclaims the truth,” it reported Zabarka said.
The 84-year-old preacher was detained multiple times by Israel and was banned from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque for several months.
Sabri is a staunch critic of the decades-long Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. He had previously held the position of mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories from 1994 to 2006.
Al-Aqsa Mosque is the world's third-holiest site for Muslims.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem, where Al-Aqsa is located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. It annexed the entire city in 1980, a move never recognised by the international community - BERNAMA
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