On March 17, 2023, the Al-Rajeen TV YouTube channel posted a children's cartoon titled "The Wailing of the Al-Aqsa Mosque." In the video, a girl asks a bird flying over Jerusalem to tell the "children of the world" that the Al-Aqsa Mosque is in danger and to ask them to come and save it "before it is too late." The bird flies across the world, including to the United States, and returns to Al-Aqsa with "all the children of the world," "who help the girl support the walls of Al-Aqsa. The children also pledge: "We are Al-Aqsa soldiers!"
Al-Rajeen TV is a media company based in Istanbul and in London, and it covers Palestinian matters throughout the world. The video is part of a series of animated "Palestinian heritage" stories for children. "The Wailing of the Al-Aqsa Mosque" is narrated in Arabic, with the English translation and subtitles provided by Al-Rajeen TV.
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Al-Aqsa Mosque Pleads: "Can't You Hear The Shovels That Want To Destroy Me? Can't You Hear Me?"
Bird: "Why are you sitting here, little girl?"
Girl: "I'm from Jerusalem. I was on my way to school and I heard a voice coming from the masjid."
Al-Aqsa Mosque: "Don't turn around, my little girl. I am the prisoned Aqsa. I'm the place where Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, had his night journey. I am the Muslims' first Quibla and the third of the Two Holy Masjids. For a long time, I've been in pain and struggle. Can't you hear the shovels that want to destroy me? Can't you hear me? Can't everyone around me hear?"
Girl: "From that moment on, I am afraid to leave him alone."
Bird: "How can I help you?"
Girl: "I want you to fly all over the world. Collect children, tell them the story of Al-Aqsa. Ask them to come with you and save it before it is too late."
Children Of The World Travel To Support The Walls Of Al-Aqsa With Their Bodies, Say: We Promise To Follow The March; Borders Will Not Stand In Our Way; We Are Al-Aqsa's Soldiers
Narrator: "The bird flew with all its power, telling people and appealing to them without fatigue or boredom. Finally the bird arrived. From behind him she hears a roar that she has never heard before. He came with all the children of the world. They came to help her weak body and support the walls of Al-Aqsa with their bodies so as not to fall. Then the children screamed with one voice."
Children: "A promise from us, our little sister. We promise to follow the march. We will not fear storms or thunders. The borders will not stand in front of us. We are Al-Aqsa soldiers."
