Illegal Zionist Settlers Raise Israeli Flags On Top Of Al-Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron

Thursday April 26, 2012 23:27 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

A group of extremist Israeli settlers raised Israeli flags on top of the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron- the fourth holiest sites in Islam, for the first time ever since Hebron fell under Israeli occupation in 1967.

The Milad News Agency reported that head of the Waqf and Endowment Department in Hebron, Zeid Al-Ja’bary, slammed the provocative move and stated that “this is an attack against the religious and historic stature of this site to millions of Muslims around the world”.

He added that this is a “seriously dangerous provocative act” targeting the holy site.
It is worth mentioning that Israeli Prime Minister, and his fundamentalist coalition partners, decided to consider the Ibrahimi Mosque, also referred to as the “Cave of Patriarchs”, as part of the Jewish Heritage sites, a move that was meant to preclude the Palestinian attempt to have the UNESCO officially include the Old City of Hebron on its list of historic and archeological cities.

Hebron Governor, Kamel Hameed, held the Israeli government responsible for provocative acts and attacks carried out by extremist settlers in Hebron.

Hameed told the Milad News Agency that “writing street names in Hebrew, renaming the mosque, and placing iron and electronic gates on its entrances are provocative acts that are meant to prevent the Muslims from entering it”.

He added that the Ibrahimi Mosque “is in the hearts and minds of Millions of Muslims around the world”, and added that Israeli settlers are pushing the region into instability.

Hebron Mayor, Khaled Al Aseely, stated that this act is part of Israel’s violations against Islamic Holy sites and the historic heritage of the region, and falls under Israel’s ongoing violations, including the Israeli decision to consider the mosque as part of the “Jewish heritage sites”, a decision that was rejected by numerous human rights and cultural institutions around the world.

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