Muslim and Christian holy sites in “Palestine” are “defiled” and “desecrated” by the presence of Israelis/Jews. This hateful demonization is often expressed by Palestinians, including Palestinian leaders.
In December 2018, the Palestinian Authority “presidential office” stressed that Mahmoud Abbas was to have “urgent conversations” with Arab and international bodies about “the dangerous Israeli escalation,” which among other things Abbas’s office said is being expressed by “the defilement of the holy sites.” [Official P.A. daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Dec. 11, 2018]
Recently, official P.A. radio broadcast a song which included the lyrics: “The Zionist” has “defiled the mosques and churches” in the cities of “Haifa, Ramallah, Gaza, Jaffa, Ramle, Acre and occupied Jerusalem”:
“Where is the Arab army, where? …
Haifa, Ramallah, Gaza and occupied Jerusalem call to you
Jaffa, Ramle, Acre and occupied Jerusalem call to you …
The Zionist has defiled their mosques and churches, and trampled our sanctity.”
[Official P.A. radio station “The Voice of Palestine,” Dec. 19, 2018]
The statement by the host of this program on official P.A. TV is a another typical example: