Jerusalem, April 19 — An AI-generated video depicting the destruction of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the construction of a “Third Temple” titled “Next Year in Jerusalem” has been circulating among Israeli settler groups since earlier this week, drawing sharp condemnation from the Palestinian government, which has warned of escalating threats against the sacred Islamic site.
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Saturday said it views the video and related online posts as part of “systematic incitement” to target Christian and Islamic holy places in occupied East Jerusalem.
“The Ministry calls on the international community and its relevant UN institutions to deal with this incitement with utmost seriousness, and to take the measures required by international law,” it said in a statement on X.
Al-Aqsa has become a regular target of visits by right-wing Israeli politicians and illegal
Israeli settlers, who have stormed the compound on an almost weekly basis and performed religious rituals under the protection of Israeli forces.
The compound is also considered an important site by Jews, who believe it to be the site of the First and Second Temples, the latter destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.