An aerial view shows the Al-Aqsa mosque

JERUSALEM, : An aerial view shows the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, and Judaism's holy site, The Western Wall in Jerusalem's the Old City, 10 October 2006. Both Jews and Muslims are celebrating major religious feasts this month, with Jews marking the feast of the Tabernacles or Sukkoth, which commemorates the desert wanderings of the Israelites after their exodus from Egypt some 3,200 years ago, and Muslims celebrating the holy month of Ramadan when Muslims around the world refrain from eating, drinking and having sexual relations from dawn to dusk throughout the holy lunar month. AFP PHOTO/GALI TIBBON (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP via Getty Images)