![Demonstrators hold banners and flags during a protest against Israel's restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque in Vienna, Austria on 23 July 23, 2017 [Aşkın Kıyağan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170723_2_24903392_24389442.jpg?w=611&h=404&ssl=1 "Protest in Austria against Israel's restrictions on Al Aqsa")
Demonstrators hold banners and flags during a protest against Israel’s restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque in Vienna, Austria on 23 July 23, 2017 [Aşkın Kıyağan/Anadolu Agency]
![Demonstrators hold banners and flags during a protest against Israel's restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque in Vienna, Austria on 23 July 23, 2017 [Aşkın Kıyağan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170723_2_24903392_24389439.jpg?w=301&h=199&ssl=1 "Protest in Austria against Israel's restrictions on Al Aqsa")
Demonstrators hold banners and flags during a protest against Israel’s restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque in Vienna, Austria on 23 July 23, 2017 [Aşkın Kıyağan/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians gather to protest against Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Gaza City, Gaza on 23 July 2017 [Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170723_2_24902974_24388363-scaled.jpg?w=301&h=201&ssl=1 "Protest in Gaza against Israel's restrictions on Al Aqsa")
Palestinians gather to protest against Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Gaza City, Gaza on 23 July 2017 [Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians gather to protest against Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Bethlehem, West Bank on 23 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170723_2_24900431_24383471.jpg?w=304&h=203&ssl=1 "Protest in Bethlehem against Israel's restrictions on Al Aqsa")
Palestinians gather to protest against Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Bethlehem, West Bank on 23 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]
![Demonstrators pray during a protest against Israel's violations on Al-Aqsa Mosque in New York, US on 22 July 2017 [Volkan Furuncu/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170723_2_24894293_24372899.jpg?w=304&h=198&ssl=1 "Protest in New York against Israel's restrictions on Al-Aqsa")
Demonstrators pray during a protest against Israel’s violations on Al-Aqsa Mosque in New York, US on 22 July 2017 [Volkan Furuncu/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians gather to protest against Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Bethlehem, West Bank on 23 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170723_2_24894293_24372898-scaled.jpg?w=608&h=405&ssl=1 "Protest in New York against Israel's restrictions on Al-Aqsa")
Palestinians gather to protest against Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Bethlehem, West Bank on 23 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians gather to protest against Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Bethlehem, West Bank on 23 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170723_2_24894293_24372897.jpg?w=489&h=305&ssl=1 "Protest in New York against Israel's restrictions on Al-Aqsa")
Demonstrators pray during a protest against Israel’s violations on Al-Aqsa Mosque in New York, US on 22 July 2017 [Volkan Furuncu/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians gather to protest against Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Bethlehem, West Bank on 23 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170723_2_24894293_24372896.jpg?w=423&h=305&ssl=1 "Protest in New York against Israel's restrictions on Al-Aqsa")
Palestinians gather to protest against Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Bethlehem, West Bank on 23 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians gather to protest against Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Bethlehem, West Bank on 23 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170723_2_24894293_24372895.jpg?w=453&h=293&ssl=1 "Protest in New York against Israel's restrictions on Al-Aqsa")
Palestinians gather to protest against Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Bethlehem, West Bank on 23 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]
![Protesters hold banners during a protest against Israel's violations on Al-Aqsa Mosque in New York, US on 22 July 2017 [Volkan Furunc/ Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170723_2_24894293_24372894.jpg?w=459&h=293&ssl=1 "Protest in New York against Israel's restrictions on Al-Aqsa")
Protesters hold banners during a protest against Israel’s violations on Al-Aqsa Mosque in New York, US on 22 July 2017 [Volkan Furunc/ Anadolu Agency]
![Protesters hold banners during a protest against Israel's violations on Al-Aqsa Mosque in New York, US on 22 July 2017 [Volkan Furunc/ Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170723_2_24894293_24372875.jpg?w=610&h=407&ssl=1 "NEW YORK, USA - JULY 22: People demonstrate in a protest against Israel's violations on Al-Aqsa Compound at Times Square in New York, United States on July 22, 2017. Israeli Government restricted entrance of under 50-year-old Palestinians to the the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound and assembled metal detector gates. ( Volkan Furuncu - Anadolu Agency )")
Protesters hold banners during a protest against Israel’s violations on Al-Aqsa Mosque in New York, US on 22 July 2017 [Volkan Furunc/ Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians gather to protest against Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Bethlehem, West Bank on 23 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170723_2_24900431_24383474-scaled.jpg?w=302&h=202&ssl=1 "Protest in Bethlehem against Israel's restrictions on Al Aqsa")
Palestinians gather to protest against Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Bethlehem, West Bank on 23 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians gather to protest against Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Bethlehem, West Bank on 23 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170723_2_24900431_24383473.jpg?w=302&h=201&ssl=1 "Protest in Bethlehem against Israel's restrictions on Al Aqsa")
Palestinians gather to protest against Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Bethlehem, West Bank on 23 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]