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| 16 Wakf workers barred from Temple Mount | |
| 2003-10-17 | |
| JPost - Reg Req’d - expect typical Friday Paleo seething , cries of oppression In one of the largest police crackdowns on Wakf officials in years, 16 employees of the Islamic trust have been barred from entering the Temple Mount for one to three months after inciting against Jewish visitors, police said Thursday. how about...oh..permanently? expel to Gaza? The 16, the majority of whom are directly employed by the Wakf, which administers the holy site, were arrested over the last few weeks on suspicion of incitement to violence, Jerusalem police spokesman Shmuel Ben-Ruby said. Acting on police’s recommendations, Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court ordered the officials barred from the Mount for a period of one to three months. One of the men, Aliyeh el-Ajaj, termed by police as the "chief provocateur," was ordered to stay out of the Old City for the next three months. Police suspect that the Ajaj, whose son Samar was also among those barred, would incite other people to violence in exchange for payment. whore for violence huh? who was paying? The court also ordered all of the suspects to deposit NIS 5,000 in guarantees that they would adhere to the court order. Police said that all the men detained hold Israeli ID cards. Wakf director Adnan Husseini as opposed to extremist Muslims, which are required According to the status quo established after the Six Day War, only Muslims are allowed to pray on the Mount, a regulation which is rigidly enforced by Jerusalem police. sounds like things have changed, huh? cause/effect again In a telephone interview with The Jerusalem Post, Husseini said that all Wakf officials are against the recent Israeli decision to allow the reentry of Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount. Thank you for your opinion, now STFU Police reopened the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site, to both Jews and Christians on August 20, after nearly three years during which it was off-limits to non-Muslims due to concerns over renewed Palestinian violence. During the last two months, thousands have visited it. Aside from several isolated incidents, and the harsh condemnation of the move by Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat, the morning visits have passed without violence. because of moves like this During this period, at least two Jews who have attempted public prayer at the site have also been temporarily banned by police and the courts from reentering the compound. Although this is not the first time that Wakf officials have been temporarily barred from entering on charges of incitement to violence, the crackdown was by far the largest in years. Shortly after the August reopening of the site, three Wakf officials were temporarily barred after taking part in a confrontation with police against the reentry of Jewish visitors. The move is seen as part of the police’s determination to preserve the newly restored status quo and prevent possible outbursts of violence and reestablish Israeli sovereignty over all of Jerusalem
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| Posted by:Frank G |
| #4 Agreed, but we were discussing the Wakf's criteria, not a sensible one |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-10-17 3:08:15 PM |
| #3 Come on, guys. Much as I support Israel against the Paleos, there have indeed been violent fanatic Jews, esp. among the settlers. |
| Posted by: rkb 2003-10-17 11:20:09 AM |
| #2 I think he meant a "live" one |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-10-17 10:54:02 AM |
| #1 Wakf director Adnan Husseini called the move "illegal," and said that the men only tried to prevent "extremist Jews" from praying on the Mount. Out of curiosity, what does Mr. Husseini consider to be the characteristics of an "extremist Jew"? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-10-17 10:35:20 AM |