Deputy head of the Islamic Movement in the 1948 occupied lands Sheikh Kamal Al-Khatib said violating the sanctity of the Aqsa Mosque are not only confined to extremist groups, but also has become a general behavior inside the Jewish community as a whole. "The visits which are made by Knesset members to the Aqsa Mosque in light of a feverish electoral race in Israel prove that the Mosque has become popular election propaganda for them," the Islamic Movement official stated in a press release on Tuesday. He stressed that the Israeli candidates are trying to woo the voters from the Jewish extremist groups in order to win the upcoming Knesset election, adding that the Aqsa Mosque is considered the winning horse in their electoral race. He emphasized the need for urgent Arab and Muslim action to protect the Aqsa Mosque against the Jewish escalating violations and desecration campaigns.