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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=
g =

this anti-Israel propaganda?]

Religious Minister Warns against Israeli Attempts to Assume Full Control of =

Ibrahimi Mosque
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=3Ddetail&id=3D26291

RAMALLAH, August 18, 2014 (WAFA - official PLO news agency) =96 Minister of =

Religious Affairs Yousef Ede=92es warned, in a press release Monday, agains=
t =

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=
en =

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 =
26, =

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=
eed =

under all monotheistic religions and the relevant international laws,=94 sa=
id =

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. =

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