The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) notified the demolition of a mosque in Silwan town south of holy al-Aqsa Mosque under the pretext of unlicensed construction.
Media spokesman for Silwan Defense Committee Fakhri Abu Diab said Israeli municipal crews threatened the demolition of Abdullah al-Sanawi Mosque in Silwan town which was built several years ago on an endowed land tract.
The mosque is the sole place of worship for nearly 4000 Muslim inhabitants in the area.
Diab added that the Israeli municipality in Occupied Jerusalem has often rebuffed Palestinians’ appeals for construction licenses as part of a larger scheme of ethnic cleansing aiming to wipe out the city’s Islamic character.
According to the activist Abdullah al-Sanawi Mosque is one among five others threatened with demolition in Silwan in a flagrant violation of Muslims’ right to the freedom of worship.
