 On February 28, 2007, Israeli police prevented Christian and Muslim leaders from holding a meeting and press conference organized by Salah in Jerusalem to put forward their opposition to Israeli excavation work being carried out near the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, the Temple Mount, known to in Arabic (and in Islam) as the Haram al-Sharif.Police claimed that the organization behind the event, the al-Aqsa Foundation, was affiliated with Hamas.When the event was moved to another hotel after receiving a cancellation order, Israeli police moved in and broke up the meeting.