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{{Short description|Islamist political movement}}
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{{About| Muslim political activists at ] on the ] in Jerusalem | Muslim holy men in ] and the ]. | Marabout | other uses of the term "Murabitat" see | Murabitun (disambiguation) }}
⚫ '''Murabitat''' (''defenders of the faith''<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news|title=Hardline Israelis anger Palestinians by trying to reclaim prayer rights at Jerusalem's most famous holy site|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/11328893/Hardline-Israelis-anger-Palestinians-by-trying-to-reclaim-prayer-rights-at-Jerusalems-most-famous-holy-site.html|publisher=The Telegraph|date=January 7, 2015}}</ref> or ''steadfast''<ref name=AlMonitor>{{cite news|title=Al-Aqsa’s women resist|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/10/women-protect-al-aqsa-mosque-jerusalem-radical-jews.html#|publisher=Al Monitor|date=October 27, 2014}}</ref>) is a movement of Muslim women funded by the northern branch of Israel’s Islamic Movement<ref name=Miller>{{cite news|title=At Temple Mount gate, banned Muslim activists vent their anger|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/at-temple-mount-gate-banned-muslim-activists-vent-their-anger/|publisher=Times of Israel|date=September 3, 2015}}</ref> who hold classes at at ]. The level of classes varies from learning how to read and write, to university level, and Islamic ] or the musical chanting of ] verses. Members of Murabitat movement also keep an eye on Jewish extremists attempting to pray at the compound<ref name=AlMonitor/> and disrupt religious Jewish visitors with shouts of ] and physical assaults.<ref name=Miller/>



⚫ In August 2015, the activists were banned from ] by Israeli Minister of Public Security, ], during visiting hours.<ref name=Miller/> Earlier, the Arab League condemned the plan to ban the group.<ref>{{cite news|title=Arab League slams Israel's attempts to ban Aqsa Mosque society|url=http://english.palinfo.com/site/pages/details.aspx?itemid=73278|publisher=Palestinian Information Center|date=August 28, 2015}}</ref>
⚫ '''Murabitat''' (''defenders of the faith'',<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news|title=Hardline Israelis anger Palestinians by trying to reclaim prayer rights at Jerusalem's most famous holy site|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/11328893/Hardline-Israelis-anger-Palestinians-by-trying-to-reclaim-prayer-rights-at-Jerusalems-most-famous-holy-site.html|publisher=The Telegraph|date=January 7, 2015}}</ref> ''steadfast'',<ref name=AlMonitor>{{cite news|title=Al-Aqsa's women resist|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/10/women-protect-al-aqsa-mosque-jerusalem-radical-jews.html#|publisher=Al Monitor|date=October 27, 2014}}</ref> or ''garrison soldiers''<ref name=Hadid>{{cite news|last1=Hadid|first1=Diaa|title=Israel Bans 2 Muslim Groups That Protest at Jerusalem Holy Site|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/10/world/middleeast/temple-mount-noble-sancutary-protesters.html?_r=0|accessdate=10 September 2015|work=New York Times|date=9 September 2015}}</ref>)<ref name=CohenMourabitat>{{cite news|last1=Cohen|first1=Gili|title=Israel Bans Two Muslim Activist Groups From Temple Mount|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.675329|accessdate=10 September 2015|agency=Haaretz|date=9 September 2015}}</ref><ref name=WafaProtesting>{{cite news|title=Foreign Ministry Condemns Calls to Ban Protesting Palestinians' Entry to Al-Aqsa Mosque|url=http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=29152|accessdate=9 September 2015|publisher=]|date=24 August 2015}}</ref> is an ]<ref name=CohenMourabitat/> ] of Muslim women, funded by the northern branch of the ].<ref name=HarkovCongressmen/><ref name=Miller>{{cite news|title=At Temple Mount gate, banned Muslim activists vent their anger|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/at-temple-mount-gate-banned-muslim-activists-vent-their-anger/|publisher=Times of Israel|date=September 3, 2015}}</ref> The group organises classes at ] on ] ] and '']'' and '']'' in Qur'anic recitation.

Members of the movement have also monitored Jewish visitation to the Al-Aqsa compound and attempts by activists to perform Jewish prayers,<ref name=CohenMourabitat/> which, per the ], is disallowed by the Israeli and Jordanian authorities.<ref name=Hadid/><ref name=Gonen>{{cite book|last1=Gonen|first1=Rivka|title=Contested holiness : Jewish, Muslim, and Christian perspectives on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem|date=2003|publisher=KTAV|location=Jersey City (N. J.)|isbn=9780881257984|pages=-155|url=https://archive.org/details/contestedholines00rivk|url-access=registration}}</ref> Members have disrupted several such attempts by verbally abusing,<ref name=AlMonitor/><ref name=CohenMourabitat/> and on occasion physically ]ing, Jewish activist groups.<ref name=Miller/><ref name=CohenMourabitat/> Israel has in turn attempted to bar access to ] by members of the group.<ref name=HarkovCongressmen/><ref name=Miller/>

==History==
The parallel groups, Murabiton for men and Murabitat for women, were created by the northern branch of the Islamist group, ] in 2012.<ref name=CohenMourabitat/><ref name=Hadid/> According to ], their purpose is "to harass Jews visiting Temple Mount."<ref name=CohenMourabitat/> The groups run a daily shuttle service between the concentration of Arab towns including ] and ]), that is called the ], as well as from the ] and the ] to the Temple Mount.<ref name=CohenMourabitat/>

According to Israeli security officials, before the male and female groups were banned and the offices of the NGO funding them closed, activists were paid 3,000–4,000 ] ($771–$1,028) per month, with some of the funds coming from the ].<ref name=CohenMourabitat/>

==Incidents==
In August, 2015, the women harassed a group of visiting Members of the ], including Rep. ], Rep. ], Rep. ] and Mr. Jenkins' wife, Elizabeth Jenkins.<ref name="Fields">{{cite news|last1=Fields|first1=Ben|title=Back in US, Jenkins recounts Israel temple incident|url=http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/back-in-us-jenkins-recounts-israel-temple-incident/article_be91a2cb-2867-58c7-9ecc-4edb50510669.html|accessdate=9 September 2015|publisher=Herald Dispatch|date=13 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="HarkovCongressmen">{{cite news|last1=Harkov|first1=Lahav|title=Arabs harass US congressmen during visit to Temple Mount|url=http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Exclusive-Muslims-harass-Congressmen-visiting-Temple-Mount-411782|accessdate=9 September 2015|publisher=Jerusalem Post|date=11 August 2015}}</ref> Congressman Jenkins described himself as being, "struck by the level of intolerance and the confrontational attitudes and approach and actions" taken by the group."<ref name="Fields" /> He described the behavior of the Muslims on the Temple Mount that day as "shocking".<ref name="HarkovCongressmen" />

], the ], has asserted that the groups' behavior leads, "to violence that could harm human life."<ref name=CohenMourabitat/>

==Declared illegal==
⚫ In August 2015, the activists were banned from ] by Israeli Minister of Public Security, ], during morning visiting hours.<ref name=Miller/> Earlier, the ] condemned the plan to ban the group.<ref>{{cite news|title=Arab League slams Israel's attempts to ban Aqsa Mosque society|url=http://english.palinfo.com/site/pages/details.aspx?itemid=73278|publisher=Palestinian Information Center|date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> On September 8, 2015, Defense Minister ] signed an order which declared the Murabitat group as an illegal organization.<ref name=A7>{{cite news|title=Defense Minister Outlaws Temple Mount Screamers|url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/200493#.VfEb9tJVhBc|publisher=Arutz 7|date=September 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name=CohenMourabitat/>

Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib, head of the ] that administers the ], called the decision, "totally unacceptable", asserting that the government of Israel had "no right" to intervene.<ref name=WaqfStatement>{{cite news|title=Israel outlaws Palestinian groups at Aqsa compound|url=http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?ID=767533|accessdate=11 September 2015|publisher=]|date=9 September 2015}}</ref>

== See also ==
* ]


==References== ==References==
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== External links ==
* , 2016, Megan O'Toole, Al-Jazeera.
* , January 16, 2016, Samah Salaime, +972 Magazine.

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Latest revision as of 01:06, 18 November 2024

Islamist political movement This article is about Muslim political activists at Al Aqsa on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. For Muslim holy men in West Africa and the Maghreb., see Marabout. For other uses of the term "Murabitat" see, see Murabitun (disambiguation).


Murabitat (defenders of the faith, steadfast, or garrison soldiers) is an Islamist political movement of Muslim women, funded by the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel. The group organises classes at al-Masjid al-Aqsa on Arabic literacy and qira'at and tajweed in Qur'anic recitation.

Members of the movement have also monitored Jewish visitation to the Al-Aqsa compound and attempts by activists to perform Jewish prayers, which, per the status quo, is disallowed by the Israeli and Jordanian authorities. Members have disrupted several such attempts by verbally abusing, and on occasion physically assaulting, Jewish activist groups. Israel has in turn attempted to bar access to Al-Aqsa by members of the group.

History

The parallel groups, Murabiton for men and Murabitat for women, were created by the northern branch of the Islamist group, Islamic Movement in Israel in 2012. According to Haaretz, their purpose is "to harass Jews visiting Temple Mount." The groups run a daily shuttle service between the concentration of Arab towns including Umm al-Fahm and Tayibe), that is called the Triangle, as well as from the Negev and the Galilee to the Temple Mount.

According to Israeli security officials, before the male and female groups were banned and the offices of the NGO funding them closed, activists were paid 3,000–4,000 shekels ($771–$1,028) per month, with some of the funds coming from the Gulf States.

Incidents

In August, 2015, the women harassed a group of visiting Members of the United States Congress, including Rep. Evan Jenkins, Rep. Trent Franks, Rep. Keith Rothfus and Mr. Jenkins' wife, Elizabeth Jenkins. Congressman Jenkins described himself as being, "struck by the level of intolerance and the confrontational attitudes and approach and actions" taken by the group." He described the behavior of the Muslims on the Temple Mount that day as "shocking".

Moshe Ya'alon, the Minister of Defense, has asserted that the groups' behavior leads, "to violence that could harm human life."

Declared illegal

In August 2015, the activists were banned from Temple Mount by Israeli Minister of Public Security, Gilad Erdan, during morning visiting hours. Earlier, the Arab League condemned the plan to ban the group. On September 8, 2015, Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon signed an order which declared the Murabitat group as an illegal organization.

Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib, head of the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf that administers the Temple Mount, called the decision, "totally unacceptable", asserting that the government of Israel had "no right" to intervene.

See also

References

  1. "Hardline Israelis anger Palestinians by trying to reclaim prayer rights at Jerusalem's most famous holy site". The Telegraph. January 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Al-Aqsa's women resist". Al Monitor. October 27, 2014.
  3. ^ Hadid, Diaa (9 September 2015). "Israel Bans 2 Muslim Groups That Protest at Jerusalem Holy Site". New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  4. ^ Cohen, Gili (9 September 2015). "Israel Bans Two Muslim Activist Groups From Temple Mount". Haaretz. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  5. "Foreign Ministry Condemns Calls to Ban Protesting Palestinians' Entry to Al-Aqsa Mosque". Wafa. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  6. ^ Harkov, Lahav (11 August 2015). "Arabs harass US congressmen during visit to Temple Mount". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  7. ^ "At Temple Mount gate, banned Muslim activists vent their anger". Times of Israel. September 3, 2015.
  8. Gonen, Rivka (2003). Contested holiness : Jewish, Muslim, and Christian perspectives on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Jersey City (N. J.): KTAV. pp. 149-155. ISBN 9780881257984.
  9. ^ Fields, Ben (13 August 2015). "Back in US, Jenkins recounts Israel temple incident". Herald Dispatch. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  10. "Arab League slams Israel's attempts to ban Aqsa Mosque society". Palestinian Information Center. August 28, 2015.
  11. "Defense Minister Outlaws Temple Mount Screamers". Arutz 7. September 9, 2015.
  12. "Israel outlaws Palestinian groups at Aqsa compound". Ma'an News Agency. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

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