Director of Cave of the Patriarchs: “We have more of a right to [the Cave] than the Jews and others… This site will remain completely Islamic, as it has been throughout history”
Headline: “Despite the occupation’s steps: Thousands performed the Friday [prayer] at the Ibrahimi Mosque”
“Preacher, Director, and head of the guardians of the Ibrahimi Mosque (i.e., the Cave of the Patriarchs) Sheikh Hafzi Abu Sneineh said to [official PA news agency] WAFA: ‘We have more of a right to this mosque than the Jews and others. The [Palestinian] Waqf of Hebron has organized a concentrated program for the [Muslim fasting] month of Ramadan, and the willpower of the people since the start of this month has been [very] strong, and I hope that the occupation will receive the message that this site will remain completely Islamic, as it has been throughout history.’”
“Preacher, Director, and head of the guardians of the Ibrahimi Mosque (i.e., the Cave of the Patriarchs) Sheikh Hafzi Abu Sneineh said to [official PA news agency] WAFA: ‘We have more of a right to this mosque than the Jews and others. The [Palestinian] Waqf of Hebron has organized a concentrated program for the [Muslim fasting] month of Ramadan, and the willpower of the people since the start of this month has been [very] strong, and I hope that the occupation will receive the message that this site will remain completely Islamic, as it has been throughout history.’”