Israel gives open permission for settlers to pray at al-Aqsa

The new development marks an escalation from the previous policy of giving the Jewish extremists tacit permission to pray at the Muslim holy site.

Israeli settlers pray in Al-Aqsa Mosque complex More than 150 Israeli settlers have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under the protection of Israeli police and performed prayers there. Under the Status Quo arrangement in place since 1967, only Muslims are permitted to pray at the complex, which is administered