Israeli Occupation Authorities Warn of Mosque Demolition in Jerusalem

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Palestine Foundation Information Center) The ash-Shayah Mosque in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber is facing the risk of demolition at any moment after a five-day ultimatum issued by the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) in this regard expired on Monday.

The Mosque is used as a site for prayers and a school for teaching children how to recite the holy Qur’an.

Sami Abu Diyab, the official in charge of the Mosque’s Qur’an school, said that employees from the Israeli municipality delivered a notice last Wednesday declaring its intent to knock down the Mosque in five days at the pretext of unlicensed construction.

The Mosque, which was built 20 years ago, is the only holy site the local residents go to for prayers.

Abu Diyab appealed to all concerned parties to intervene to prevent the Israeli municipality from demolishing the Mosque.