Origin: Unknown | Documentary | Director: Bashar Hamdan | 52 minutes

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The Arson Continues

On August 21st 1969 a fire broke out in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem. The
fire did untold damage and much controversy surrounds the motivation of the
arsonist who caused it as well as the efforts of Israeli authorities to
extinguish it. Hamdan's documentary discusses the most important activities
involved in the subsequent restoration of the mosque and the rescue and
protection of its valuable manuscripts. Through eyewitness accounts, the
historical importance of the mosque and Israel's reaction to the fire of
1969 is explored.