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2019-02-24 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Israel arrests top Waqf officials in Jerusalem in overnight raid

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-02-24 02:52|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top
File under: Palestinian Authority

#1 Stirring up crap. That man is useless. I don't want him.
Send him away.

Posted by newc 2019-02-24 03:15|| 2019-02-24 03:15|| Front Page Top

#2 From an updated version of the article:

Israeli police confirmed the arrest on Sunday, and the Waqf later said police had released Salhab and prohibited him from entering the site for a week.

Israel just reopened part of the facility (the Golden Gate, also known as the Gate of Mercy) that had been locked off since 2003 because Hamas-linked staff were storing weapons and personnel there, and using it as a base to excavate and destroy archeological evidence of the Jewish presence on the Temple Mount going back to First Temple times.

From an article today on the subject from the Times of Israel:

The Waqf has seen a new infusion of activists recently as Jordan, its longtime patron and overseer, moved earlier this month to share control with local Jerusalem Palestinian leaders.

In mid-February, Jordan enlarged the Waqf’s council from 11 members to 18. For the first time, Palestinian Authority officials and religious leaders were installed in the body, which has historically been made up of individuals close to the Jordanian monarchy.

The Waqf council’s new membership reflects that shift. The new members include PA officials Hatem Abdel Kader and the PA’s governor in Jerusalem, Adnan al-Husayn; religious leaders Akrama Sabri, considered close to Turkey’s ruling AKP party, and the Mufti of Jerusalem Muhammad Hussein; and the president of Al-Quds University in East Jerusalem, Imad Abu Kishk.

Posted by trailing wife 2019-02-24 16:02|| 2019-02-24 16:02|| Front Page Top

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