Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged all Muslims to visit and protect Jerusalem after violence broke out over metal detectors Israel installed and later removed from a sensitive holy site in the city. “From here I make a call to all Muslims. Anyone who has the opportunity should visit Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa mosque,” Erdogan said in Ankara. “Come, let’s all protect Jerusalem.” He was referring to a site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, which is central to
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel installed metal detectors at entrances to the mosque compound, which also contains the Dome of the Rock, following an attack on July 14 that killed two Israeli police officers. Palestinians viewed the security measures as an Israeli attempt to assert further control over the site, and large protests led to deadly clashes. READ MORE
