June 05, 2004

Waqf Expanding Past Our Holy Mount

The Moslem Waqf is now beginning to take control not only over the Temple Mount, but also over areas adjacent to it. So says Nadav Shragai, author of a book on the topic of the struggle over the Mount.

Shragai told Arutz-7 yesterday that the Muslims are expanding the cemetery outside the eastern wall of the Temple Mount, and are now using area near the southeastern corner for burial. "The Nature and Parks Authority is trying to fight the Waqf on this," Shragai said, "and has enlisted the help of the Jerusalem Municipality, but they are having trouble. For one thing, the Prime Minister has ordered that everything having to do with the Temple Mount must go through his office, and also because in general the Waqf does whatever it wants..."

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