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Tuesday, August 19, 2014 |
PLO news agency misrepresents standard sharing of Ibrahimi Mosque |
[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: Jews and Moslems each have days when only they = have access to the entire Ibrahimi Mosque (Cave of the Patriarchs) in = Hebron. Question: will any Israeli lefties take a public stand criticizin= this anti-Israel propaganda?] Religious Minister Warns against Israeli Attempts to Assume Full Control of = Ibrahimi Mosque RAMALLAH, August 18, 2014 (WAFA - official PLO news agency) =96 Minister of = Religious Affairs Yousef Ede=92es warned, in a press release Monday, agains= Israeli attempts to take full control of the Ibrahimi Mosque (Cave of the = Patriarchs) in Hebron. The minister said Israel is =93deliberately dividing the mosque=94 between = Muslims and Jews, while it =93imposes tight measures on the part left for = Muslims=94 and forces worshipers to undergo =93humiliating inspection=94 wh= entering the mosque. Ede=92es added that Israel is also seeking to prevent Muslims from entering = the mosque by specifying the entry and exit times and the time of the call = for prayers. Nevertheless, it allows Jewish settlers to enter the mosque = most of the time. The minister said further that the Israeli authorities are planning to deny = entry for Muslims during the upcoming Jewish holidays =96 on August 25 and = September 30, October 12, 13, and 14, and on November 15, under flimsy = pretexts. =93This is a blatant intervention in the freedom of worship that is guarant= under all monotheistic religions and the relevant international laws,=94 sa= Ed=92es, calling on Arabs and Muslims, as well as the Organization of the = Islamic Cooperation and the UNESCO to immediately act to stop these Israeli = violations and attempts to Judiaze the mosque. M.N./T.R. = ________________________________________ Since 1992 providing news and analysis on the Middle East with a focus on A= Website: www.imra.org.il For free regular subscription: For free daily digest subscription: IMRA is now also on Twitter |
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