<div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The United States on Wednesday urged Israel to allow Muslims to worship at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem during Ramadan, after a far-right minister proposed barring Palestinians from the occupied West Bank from praying there.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"As it pertains to Al-Aqsa, we continue to urge Israel to facilitate access to Temple Mount for peaceful worshippers during Ramadan consistent with past practice," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters. AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bndb24/kh</div>