An Israeli appeal court overturned on Wednesday a ruling by a lower magistrate who stirred Palestinian anger by questioning the legality of barring Jewish prayer at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third most holy site in Islam. Al Aqsa mosque compound, which Jews say contains remnants of their two ancient temples, is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Under a decades-old “status quo” arrangement with Muslim authorities, Israel allows Jews to visit only if they refrain from religious rites. Three Jewish youths who received a restraining order after praying at the site successfully challe…

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