The PA, trying to distract from its attacks on civilians, plays up Jews visiting the Temple Mount

Every Sunday through Thursday, dozens of Jews visit the Temple Mount.

And every one of those days, there are Arabic newspaper articles about them, saying they are "settlers" who are "storming" and "defiling" the holy spot.

However, the official Palestinian Wafa news agency doesn't usually decide to feature those articles as one of their top stories - after all, it happens every day.

Except for this week.

For the past few days, those Jews who come to visit their holiest spot have been the top story on Wafa.

Today:

Today, Wednesday, settlers stormed the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, under the protection of the occupation police.

Local sources reported that dozens of settlers, including the extremist Rabbi Yehuda Glick, stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque through the Mughrabi Gate in groups, and performed Talmudic rituals, violating the sanctity of the holy place.

Yesterday:

Today, Tuesday, settlers stormed the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, from the side of the Mughrabi Gate, under the protection of the Israeli occupation police .

According to local sources, 44 settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and carried out provocative tours in its courtyards, until they left it from the side of Bab al-Silsila .

Monday:

Today, Monday, settlers stormed the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, under strict protection from the Israeli occupation police.

Local sources reported that 61 settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque from the Mughrabi Gate, performed Talmudic prayers, and carried out provocative tours.

The reason for the renewed attention on Jews peacefully walking on the Temple Mount is clear. 

The PA has been battered with criticism on its brutal attacks on its own people who are protesting its policies, so it is doing what it always does: try to redirect people's anger at Jews. 

After all, this is one of the goals of antisemitism - to use Jews as scapegoats for anything and everything. Getting Palestinians riled up over the "Al Aqsa Mosque" has been a major way of controlling them since the Mufti did it a hundred years ago. 

It doesn't look like it is working this time, but it will not be the only time the Palestinian leaders have used antisemitism to redirect popular anger away from themselves. 

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