Can the ‘status-quo’ of Jerusalem’s Old City be preserved?

Israeli incursions increasingly challenge the longstanding agreement banning non-Muslim prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound. Tens of thousands of ultranationalist Israelis have marched through occupied East Jerusalem, in what is being seen as the latest provocation against Palestinians. Every year, far-right Jewish groups mark the illegal occupation of East Jerusalem by holding a “flag day” march. Some took part in an incursion in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and raised the Israeli flag. Some Jewish worshippers also prayed, violating a longstanding agreement preventing non-Muslims from holding religious rituals there. The Palestinian prime minister denounced what he called “aggression”.             Such incursions have become increasingly common. So why is the issue so contentious? Source: aljazeera.com