![Muslim worshippers arrive at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to perform Friday Prayer in Jerusalem, on 15 December 2017 [Mahmoud İbrahim/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017_12-15-Friday-Prayer-at-al-Aqsa-Mosque20171215_2_27529115_28875120.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Friday Prayer at al-Aqsa Mosque")
Muslim worshippers arrive at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to perform Friday Prayer in Jerusalem, on 15 December 2017 [Mahmoud İbrahim/Anadolu Agency]
The New York Times said Saturday Cairo allegedly instructed talk show hosts to persuade viewers to accept the US move.
![Muslim worshippers arrive at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to perform Friday Prayer in Jerusalem, on 15 December 2017 [Mahmoud İbrahim/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017_12-15-Friday-Prayer-at-al-Aqsa-Mosque20171215_2_27529115_28875122.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Friday Prayer at al-Aqsa Mosque")
Muslim worshippers arrive at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to perform Friday Prayer in Jerusalem, on 15 December 2017 [Mahmoud İbrahim/Anadolu Agency]
![Muslim worshippers arrive at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to perform Friday Prayer in Jerusalem, on 15 December 2017 [Mahmoud İbrahim/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017_12-15-Friday-Prayer-at-al-Aqsa-Mosque20171215_2_27529115_28875125.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Friday Prayer at al-Aqsa Mosque")
Muslim worshippers arrive at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to perform Friday Prayer in Jerusalem, on 15 December 2017 [Mahmoud İbrahim/Anadolu Agency]
Muslims wait near the Qubbat al-Sakhrah (Dome of the Rock) to perform the Friday Prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on December 15, 2017. ( Mahmoud İbrahim – Anadolu Agency )