Tens of thousands of Muslims flocked to Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem on the first Friday of Ramadan for noon prayers, which passed peacefully despite concerns about a repeat of Israeli violence that erupted during the Muslim holy month last year. From early morning, residents of cities such as Bethlehem and Ramallah in the occupied West Bank lined up at Israeli checkpoints to visit Al-Aqsa, which serves as the third holiest site in Islam. After two years of Covid-19 restrictions, some Palestinians who hold a travel permit have been able to enter Jerusalem from the West Bank. But tensio…