Why Al-Aqsa is the epicentre of Israeli-Palestinian tensions
Analysis: In response to repeated violations since 1967 of the fragile status quo, protecting the Al-Aqsa compound in occupied East Jerusalem has become a focal point of the Palestinian fight against dispossession and erasure. Described as ‘the most contested piece of real estate on earth’, Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound, known as Haram Al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary) to…