The Arson of al-Aqsa Mosque in 1969 and its Impacton the Muslim WorldAs Reflected in the British Documents

This article is the result of an examination of 154 of the British document, recently released on the burning down of al-Aqsa Mosque and its immediate effects, besides studying other relevant literature. A temporary sweeping anger spread across the Muslim world and calls for Jihad to liberate al-Aqsa were heard everywhere. In addition, Muslim regimes held summits and coordinated, for a while, their political and media campaigns. The arson of al-Aqsa motivated the Muslims to establish the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), which, thus far, is the largest official political platform for cooperation among Muslim Countries. Furthermore, Jordan, in collaboration with Arab and Muslim countries, achieved some success in the United Nations (U.N), by persuading the Security Council to issue a more evenhanded resolution condemning Israel.