Hamas movement denounced on Thursday the Israeli government's decision to ban "circles of learning" inside Al Aqsa Mosque, calling it as racist.

In a statement, Hamas Spokesman Hossam Badran said the decision goes against all international charts and conventions related to freedom of worship and learning.

He urged all Arab and Islamic states to stand against the Israeli plot aimed at dividing the mosque temporally and spatially.

Also, he called on the Palestinian people to stand against all Israeli crimes.

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon signed a decree on Wednesday banning the Murabitun and Murabatat Islamist activist groups, who gather in the Aqsa Mosque.

Source: MENA