Many police officers along with the Israeli Administration authorities, in addition to tractors and ambulances invaded the city of Rahat and demolished a mosque. They cited Israeli police the structure was built illegally.
Hundreds of residences protested, and the Israeli police used teargas to disperse the crowd.
Ynet News reported this: Southern District Police Chief Commander Yochanan Danino, who supervised the operation, said, "We acted with resolve to enforce the rule of law and relayed a message that Israel Police will not ignore illegal activity while remaining sensitive to the Muslims' feelings."
Rahat Mayor Faiz Abu Sahiban said,
"We could have reached a compromise and the razing could have been delayed, but this is a wicked government."
In addition, the Jerusalem Post reported that some Israeli law enforcement officials said, "The Islamic Movement acted with defiance all the way: they were given an option to construct the building nearby but they rejected it, they didn't obtain building permits, and connected illegally to the electricity grid. Their attempts to protest the demolition attracted few people."
According to Mayor Abu Sahiban, the act was a direct offence against all Muslims, and the "police should act responsibly and use its discretion."
Rahat is located in the Negev and currently has a population of approximately 53,000, but it is projected that the numbers may be growing due to the Jewish National Fund and the Israeli Land Administration efforts have become stronger to remove the Bedouin from their land.
One example of this initiative is the Bedouin village of El Araquib. The IAL has destroyed it six times over the last four months. This has caused many to move to Rahat, and now they have become targets of the Israeli authorities there.
The ILA controls about 93% of the land in Israel. There is a project to make the Negev green, so they have been responsible for uprooting olive trees in Palestinian villages and attempting to plant forests for the green initiative.
"If they continue to destroy it, we will rebuild the mosque over and over again," said Yusuf Abu Jama, leader of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Rahat.
Rahat residents began rebuilding the mosque on Sunday, with dozens honouring the site of yesterday’s destruction with worship.
Hundreds of residences protested, and the Israeli police used teargas to disperse the crowd.
Ynet News reported this: Southern District Police Chief Commander Yochanan Danino, who supervised the operation, said, "We acted with resolve to enforce the rule of law and relayed a message that Israel Police will not ignore illegal activity while remaining sensitive to the Muslims' feelings."
Rahat Mayor Faiz Abu Sahiban said,
"We could have reached a compromise and the razing could have been delayed, but this is a wicked government."
In addition, the Jerusalem Post reported that some Israeli law enforcement officials said, "The Islamic Movement acted with defiance all the way: they were given an option to construct the building nearby but they rejected it, they didn't obtain building permits, and connected illegally to the electricity grid. Their attempts to protest the demolition attracted few people."
According to Mayor Abu Sahiban, the act was a direct offence against all Muslims, and the "police should act responsibly and use its discretion."
Rahat is located in the Negev and currently has a population of approximately 53,000, but it is projected that the numbers may be growing due to the Jewish National Fund and the Israeli Land Administration efforts have become stronger to remove the Bedouin from their land.
One example of this initiative is the Bedouin village of El Araquib. The IAL has destroyed it six times over the last four months. This has caused many to move to Rahat, and now they have become targets of the Israeli authorities there.
The ILA controls about 93% of the land in Israel. There is a project to make the Negev green, so they have been responsible for uprooting olive trees in Palestinian villages and attempting to plant forests for the green initiative.
"If they continue to destroy it, we will rebuild the mosque over and over again," said Yusuf Abu Jama, leader of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Rahat.
Rahat residents began rebuilding the mosque on Sunday, with dozens honouring the site of yesterday’s destruction with worship.
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