Muhammad Ahmad Hussein

In an interview with Israeli television's Channel 2 on 25 October 2015, Hussein denied the existence of any Jewish places of worship on the Temple Mount. He further claimed that the Temple Mount was the site of a mosque "3,000 years ago, and 30,000 years ago" and had been so "since the creation of the world." Regarding the age of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Hussein asserted that "this is the Al-Aqsa Mosque that Adam, peace be upon him, or during his time, the angels built."

On 8 May 2013, Hussein was detained by Israeli authorities over his alleged connection to riots on the Temple Mount.

In January 2012, Hussein addressed a crowd during an anniversary event for the founding of the Palestinian nationalist political party Fatah, during which he quoted a hadith, stating: "The Hour will not come until you fight the Jews. The Jews will hide behind stones or trees. Then the stones or trees will call: O Muslim, servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him."

Muhammad Ahmad Hussein (Arabic: محمد أحمد حسين) is the incumbent Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. He was appointed in July 2006 by Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian National Authority. Abbas raised Hussein as an immediate successor to Ekrima Sa'id Sabri, who was reportedly removed from the position due to his growing popularity amidst his open expressions of highly contentious political views and his condoning of violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

In October 2006, three months after his appointment as the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Hussein expressed his opinion on Palestinian suicide bombings against Israelis, stating: "It is legitimate, of course, as long as it plays a role in the resistance."