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Explained: The Fight for Al-Aqsa Mosque

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A battle is raging at the heart of Jerusalem over who gets to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque, and Palestinians fear it's a plot by Israel's far-right to destroy their holy shrine. So what's going on?


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