Posted on 11/01/2007 6:00:32 AM PDT by SJackson
150 ISRAELI CITIZENS FILE LANDMARK CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OF THE WAQF OVER TEMPLE MOUNT. DESTRUCTION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2007
WAQF Officials to Trial; If Convicted Facing Years in Prison
150 ISRAELI CITIZENS FILE LANDMARK CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OF THE WAQF OVER TEMPLE MOUNT. DESTRUCTION
A group of 150 Israeli citizens, which represent a broad cross section of the Israeli public, have initiated an unprecedented criminal prosecution of WAQF (Islamic trust) leaders in Jerusalem - alleging that they have engaged in the deliberate destruction of ancient Jewish relics on the Temple Mount. The indictment was filed in the Jerusalem District Court today by means of a privet law suit - which is first of its kind in Israeli legal history and utilizes a seldom applied section of the criminal code. If convicted, the WAQF officials may face years in prison.
The legal action, which is led by Shurat HaDin - Israel Law Center, accuses members of the Islamic Trust ("the WAQF") of the intentional demolishing of priceless Jewish artifacts, including the remains of the Second Temple.
In recent months the WAQF has brought in bulldozers and heavy digging equipment to carry out "renovations". Israeli archaeologists who have sifted through the discarded earth were shocked to have discovered a great number of Jewish artifacts brutally trashed by the bulldozers. A wall from the outer courtyard of the Second Temple is believed to have been completely pulverized.
The court papers contend that the recent accelerated destruction is part of a four decade long campaign by the WAQF to eradicate all evidence of the historical Jewish connection and claim to the Temple Mount.
After liberating the Old City in 1967, Israel permitted the WAQF to remain as "custodians" of the Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site.
Shurat HaDin alleges that the Israeli government, in its political cowardice, has consistently refused to undertake any concrete actions to stop the criminal activities of the WAQF - thus abandoning the millenniums long Jewish claim over the Temple Mount and allowing Islamic extremists to re-write history in Jerusalem.
Shurat HaDin Director Nitsana Darshan-Leitner: "This private prosecution in an unprecedented response to the brutal attempt by the extreme WAQF to eradicate any Jewish claim over the Temple Mount. The WAQF leaders belong in prison and since Israel's government is refusing to protect Jewish heritage and property, we will prosecute the WAQF ourselves. Such action is a moral obligation, not only for the Jewish people, but also for the Christian community, which has significant interests in safeguarding the Temple Mount as well".
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND COPIES OF THE INDICTMENT:
info@ israellawcenter.org
(Israel) Tel.: 03-751-4175 (US) Tel.: 212-591-0073
Ping!
The continuance of the attempted destruction of Israel is no surprise based on 2000 years of evidence.
Somebody had to do something, since the Israeli government is content to just sit on its hands while the arabs happily go about destroying items of Christian and Jewish significance.
Yes, I hope it works.
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What is the Israeli government afraid of?
I don't know anything about Israeli law, but it sounds as if the private citizens are suing the gov't in a criminal action -- is that right? Is the WAQF also a defendant?
I wish them every success!
That’s what it sounds like, though a criminal action against members of the WAQF, which is affiliated with the Jordanian government, not Israel. Israel has allowed Jordan to manage the Temple Mount since the 67 war. Bad idea.
Are you planning to get a copy of the indicment and posting it? I hope . . .
Sounds as if the Israeli gov't might be a defendant too (undicted co-conspirator?).
The abomination, Dome of Rock, should have been dynamited as soon as the Israelis got hold of the area. Their action would have been very similar to what was done to the synagogues in Jerusalem after the Arabs blew many of them up in 1948.
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COOL rack ittt
They need to whack the Waqf!
Bush, Rice and OPEC.
And yes, I KNOW I'm shouting - 'cause it really is about time that we stood on our hind legs and put an end to the sheetheads attempt to write Jews out of the history of Jerusalem.
Bulldozing would be sweeter because it would take longer and leave the site ready for any subsequent construction. :’) You’re right, this should have been done in 1967. That just goes to show you, when you’re dealing with uncivilized barbarian mass-murdering a-holes, it’s prudent to respond in like kind.
Exactly right!
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