Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas strongly condemned the Israel Police on Sunday, calling their defense during an Arab mob riot an "attack."
"The presidency strongly condemns the attack by the occupier's military and police against the Al-Aqsa mosque and the aggression against the faithful who were there," a statement from his office said.
Enforcing Israeli law at the site has been made difficult by the arrangement Israel has with Jordan over the Mount; the site is under the iron grip of the Jordanian Muslim Waqf, despite Israel liberating the Mount in 1967, and under the deal Jews are banned from religious worship there.