Jerusalem’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Husain condemned Israel’s incessant attacks on the Muslim cemetery of Bab al-Rahma adjacent to the eastern wall of al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam.
Sheikh Husain said such the increasing Israeli assaults against Bab al-Rahma Cemetery make part of a preplanned agenda by the Israeli government to smash headstones and violate the sanctity of Muslim dead bodies.
The mufti said the increasing break-ins by the Israeli forces and settlers into the cemetery amount to a dangerous escalation and come as part of the simmering Israeli terrorism against Islamic holy sites in Occupied Jerusalem.
He warned that such violations aim at wiping out the city’s Islamic identity cultural heritage and geo-historical character.
Husain also condemned the arbitrary bans issued by the occupation authorities against the Muslim guards at al-Aqsa Mosque urging the international community and human rights institutions namely UNESCO to take serious action in response to such Israeli aggressions and to pressurize the Israeli government to abide by international resolutions.
