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Condemnation Of Decision By Israel Government To Include Ibrahimi &
Bilal – Bin – Rabah Mosques As Israeli Archeological Sites
 
ibrahimi mosque

The Al-Quds Foundation SA, The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) and the Media Review Network (MRN) strongly condemn the decision of the Israeli Government to include the Ibrahimi mosque in Al Khalil (Hebron) as well as the Bilal BIn Rabah mosque in Bait Laham (Bethlehem) on the list of Israeli archeological sites. This decision is an extremely outrageous one and is yet another indication of Israel’s deliberate disregard for religious and heritage sites of the Palestinian people.

Let us be reminded that this decision coincides with the 16th anniversary of the massacre that occurred at the Ibrahimi mosque on the 25th February 1994, where an American, Dr. Baruch Goldstein, an Israeli settler, opened fire at worshippers during prayer, killing 29 and injuring hundreds. Subsequent to this incident an agreement was made in 1995 that granted the waqf (a traditional trust holding land for Islamic religious purposes) control of 81% of the site that holds the Ibrahimi mosque. Therefore it is quite baffling how the Israeli government can suddenly alter this decision by making unilateral decisions regarding these Holy sites.

The silence of the International community and regulatory authorities is deafening in the wake of yet another of Israel’s flagrant crimes against the Palestinian people. It is time for justice to prevail and for those in authority who are responsible for the protection of the rights of all people, to carry out that which they were entrusted with.

Issued by:

For Al-Quds Foundation SA
Moulana Ihsaan Hendricks
Director
+27 83 384 6973

For Muslim Judicial Council
Sheikh Achmat Sedick
First Deputy President
+27 73 428 2072

For Media Review Network
Ibrahim Vawda
Senior Researcher
+ 27 12 374 6987

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