Grand Mufti of supposedly secular PA: Anyone who publicly breaks Ramadan fast should be placed on trial | PMW Analysis

• PA Grand Mufti: Anyone publicly breaking the Ramadan fast should be prosecuted
• PA Grand Mufti: It is necessary to go to Al-Aqsa during Ramadan to prevent Israelis from defiling it

The Palestinian Authority likes to present itself as secular, but its religious leaders often promulgate what seems to Western ears as strict religious doctrine, and regarding the conflict with Israel often present identical messages as Hamas. In a recent statement, the PA Grand Mufti, the PA’s top religious official, exhorted Muslims to go to the Al-Aqsa Mosque to prevent its so-called defilement by Israelis who visit the Temple Mount. In addition, the PA Mufti demanded that anyone publicly breaking the fast of Ramadan should be put on trial.