What has changed in Al-Aqsa during the latest aggression season? - Part One

An analysis examining the changes that occurred at Al-Aqsa Mosque during the last Hebrew holiday season, focusing on the occupation's imposition of biblical rituals aimed at establishing a parallel Jewish identity. The first part reviews nine forms of rituals imposed by the intruders, supported by the occupation police, such as blowing the shofar, performing prayers, bringing in a plant offering and prayer garments, as part of a gradual Judaization policy.

An analysis examining the changes that occurred at Al-Aqsa Mosque during the long Hebrew holiday season that lasted three weeks, peaking during the Sukkot incursion days. The first part of the analysis focuses on the occupation's imposition of biblical rituals aimed at establishing a parallel Jewish identity to the Islamic identity at Al-Aqsa. The analysis reviews nine forms of rituals imposed by the intruders with support from the occupation police, including: blowing the shofar (30 times in one day), performing Selichot penitential prayers, bringing in the plant offering (the Four Species), performing Hallel praise rituals, collective prostration, performing the priestly blessing, continuation of daily rituals, bringing in Siddur prayer books, and bringing in full biblical prayer garments. The analysis indicates that since August 2026, the occupation police began experimentally distributing prayer books and turned a blind eye to the introduction of multi-colored prayer shawls. The analysis concludes that the occupation is implementing a policy of forcibly turning Al-Aqsa into a shared holy site, and that the occupation police's obsession is to gradually deepen the Jewish identity while avoiding backlash, exploiting what it describes as the "open window" for Judaization provided by the war on Gaza. The analysis warns that the continuation of this path could lead to the spatial division of Al-Aqsa.