Al-Aqsa: The moment of peril is here. Will the Muslim world act?

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Middle East Eye reported that the US and Israel are coordinating to remove Jordan's custodianship over the Al-Aqsa Mosque, replacing the Islamic Waqf with an Israeli-appointed body that would declare it a multi-faith center. This move is presented as the culmination of a systematic campaign to erase the Islamic presence in Occupied Jerusalem and repurpose the site under Israeli colonial control.

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Submitted by Ismail Patel on Mon, 06/01/2026 - 10:38 This is the final act of colonisation. Jerusalem’s Islamic identity will be effaced, its name and meaning repurposed to serve the Israeli colonial order A view of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and its Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City on 22 May 2026 (AFP) On An exclusive investigation by Middle East Eye last week revealed that both US and Israel were coordinating to remove Jordan's custodianship over Islam's third holiest site.

Al-Aqsa: The moment of peril is here. Will the Muslim world act?

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