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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (KUNA) -- More than 500 Malaysians took part Friday in a non-partisan rally to protest the Israeli governmentآ’s "desecration" of the Al-Aqsa mosque, Islamآ’s third holiest site and a frequent flashpoint for violence between Palestinian Muslims and the Zionist authorities.
The demonstration, which included groups from the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, the opposition and NGOs, was held just outside the US Embassy on Jalan Tun Razak here under the watchful eyes of local police.
The groupآ’s objective was to submit a memorandum to Washington to urge the Americans to act against its biggest ally for the latterآ’s repeated attacks on Palestinian Muslims defending the mosque, following weeks of clashes allegedly triggered by provocation done by hardline Jews on September 13.
"The actions and continued hostility shown by Israel in Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa is akin to provoking the entire Muslim world to react, and [this] will increase violence in the region. The attacks on the Al-Aqsa mosque done by Jewish settlers were intended to incite Muslim anger," the memorandum read.
Mohamad Azmi Abdul Hamid, president of the Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisation, led the delegation to hand over the memorandum to the US embassy. But no US official was present to receive the document.
"Itآ’s ok we will fax it to Obama or the White House for him to read," Mohamad Azmi told reporters at the embassy gate.(end)
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