Israeli occupation authorities have been placing more restrictions on Palestinians religious freedom. The new restrictions coincide with the advent of the holy month of Ramadan which began here Tuesday. In Al-Qods, Israeli soldiers and paramilitary police, which tightly control access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, have prevented Wakf officials from bringing Quranic texts into Al-Masjidul Aqsa. The stringent act, unprecedented since 1967, has been castigated by Muslim officials who called it ,,draconian ,, and ,,very strange. ,, Likewise, the Israeli occupation army has closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in downtown Hebron to Muslim worshipers, apparently to allow Jewish settlers to celebrate the Jewish new year and other Jewish holidays due to occur in October. The closure of the mosque, said Muslim Wakf officials, illustrates Israel s brazen indifference to Muslim sensibilities.