A group of Israeli settlers raised Israeli flags on top of the
fourth holiest site in Islam, the Ibrahimi Mosque in the southern West Bank
city of Hebron. This is 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.
The Israeli Prime Minister and his coalition partners have
declared the Ibrahimi Mosque, also referred to as the “Cave of Patriarchs”, to
be part of the Jewish Heritage sites; a move designed to preclude the
Palestinian attempt to have 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 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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