Israel’s Islamic Movement accused Jews of secretly building a synagogue under the Al-Aksa Mosque. Movement leader Sheik Raed Salah claimed Tuesday that Jews have prayed in a five-room complex built under cover of excavations on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, 100 yards from the site of Al-Aksa.
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