Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif responded Sunday to the eruption of Temple Mount clashes between Israel Police and Muslim worshippers, saying Israel committed a "crime" and called on Muslims to "end this tyranny."
Zarif wrote on Twitter, "The crime shown in this photo was but one perpetrated on Al-Aqsa this morning – on our holy day. The same terrorists are hoping to impose #HumiliationoftheCentury on Palestinians," he added.
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Zarif concluded by saying that "we Muslims have power to end this tyranny, but only if we unite."
Other voices in the Muslim and Arabic world joined the condemnation of Israel following the violent clashes in Jerusalem, including Saudi Arabia whose chilly ties with Israel have warmed in recent years.
A Saudi Foreign Ministry source condemned "Israeli occupation forces' storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque and attacking worshippers on the first day of Eid al-Adha," The Times of Israel reported, citing the Saudi Press Agency.
"The source expressed the kingdom's rejection of the continuation of Israeli violations against the Palestinian people, calling on the international community to protect the Palestinian people from various Israeli aggressive practices that provoke the feelings of Muslims and violate the rights of the Palestinian brethren," it said.
Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi also slammed Israel's decision to allow Jews to visit the Temple Mount on Tisha B'Av. "We condemn Israel's violations at Al-Aqsa Mosque," he said in a statement.
"The actions of the authorities of the occupation will only add fuel to the conflict and make it volatile. We call the international community to take responsibility and pressurize Israel to cease from its violations," the statement concluded.
Safadi's statement came hours after Muslims attempted to prevent Jews from visiting the site on Tisha B'Av, chanting nationalist slogans and rioting on the Temple Mount. According to the Red Crescent, 61 rioters were injured in the events. Four police officers sustained light to moderate injuries, according to the Israel Police.
Jordan's Foreign Ministry spokesman Sufyan Qudah blasted the "continuation of barefaced Israeli violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque, the last of which was Israeli forces' aggression against worshippers and members of the Jerusalem [Islamic] Waqf's administrative staff in the noble sanctuary."
He said, "The kingdom completely rejects these absurd practices and irresponsible provocations on the first day of blessed Eid al-Adha and holds the Israeli government responsible for all their ramifications."
According to Qudah, Amman had sent a letter protesting "continued Israeli violations" and calling on Israel to "respect the sanctity of the mosque and the feelings of the worshippers" to Jerusalem.
The Hashemite kingdom serves as the custodian of the site, a role that Israel recognized in its 1994 peace treaty with Jordan.
Qatar also joined in the call for intervention against "Israeli aggression."
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh also condemned Israel in a statement, according to The Times of Israel.
"We hold the Israeli government responsible for storming Al-Aqsa Mosque and acting aggressively against worshippers, a major provocation against Muslims' feelings that is inflaming the situation and increasing tension."
Abu Rudeineh said Abbas was in touch with "all relevant parties to stop the dangerous Israeli escalation at the expense of our people and its holy sites," according to the official PA's official Wafa site.
He said the Palestinians "warn the Israeli government against allowing settlers to carry out these crimes."
Palestinian Islamic Jihad also criticized Israel and incited violence against the Jewish State. "Israel is trying to gain full control over Al-Aqsa Mosque and therefore will bear the consequences" of its actions, the organization said.
"The continuation of the crimes of the occupier in Jerusalem, [the] Gaza [Strip] and other parts of Palestine necessitates a firm national stance and escalation of the conflict," the Islamic Jihad warned.
Prior to the clashes on the Temple Mount, the Jordanian Waqf organization entrusted with overseeing the holy site for Muslims and Jews in Jerusalem, urged Muslims to attend Al-Aqsa Mosque en masse during the Jewish holiday of Tisha B'Av, which this year coincides with the beginning of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
The Jewish holiday marks the saddest day in Judaism in commemoration of the destruction of the First and Second Temples that were situated on the site of the Temple Mount, of which the Western Wall is the only remnant.
Eid al-Adha, which translates as the "Festival of the Sacrifice," honors the story of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son and is considered the holiest of Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide. It marks the end of the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
This article was originally published by i24NEWS.
