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| Israel shutters PA-backed conference in East Jerusalem, top businessman arrested |
| 2018-07-15 |
| [IsraelTimes] Minister Erdan says event organized by Paleostinian Mufti, also attended by Turks, promoted 'incitement' against Israel A conference in East Jerusalem sponsored by the Paleostinian Authority and attended by members of the Islamic Movement in Israel and of the Police also locked away Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! Munib al-Masri, a powerful Paleostinian businessman who funded the conference. The event, which took place at the Hind al-Husseini College in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, was organized by the Mufti of Jerusalem, Akrama Sabri. According to police, Sabri, who was recently issued a travel ban by Israel, previously held several events alongside members of the Hamas, one of the armed feet of the Moslem Brüderbung millipede, terrorist movement, the Ynet news site reported. The Ministry of Public Security said the conference was deliberately scheduled to take place on the anniversary of a terror attack at the Temple Mount last year, in which Israeli coppers Haiel Sitawe and Kamil Shnaan were killed by three Arab Israeli button men who had stashed their weapons on the Mount. Shuttering the conference, Erdan accused the Paleostinian Authority of "repeatedly attempting to undermine Israel’s illusory sovereignty in Jerusalem." He said Israel would "continue to fight and prevent any attempt to fan [the flames of] violence in the city." Erdan said the event was "a conference of incitement" and charged that "the connection between the Islamic Movement, the Paleostinian Authority and The terror attack last July 14 sparked weeks of tension in Jerusalem. Israel introduced new security measures, including metal detector gates, designed to prevent weapons being brought onto the Mount ‐ a move which prompted widespread protests and was ultimately reversed. |
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