The Cave of the Patriarchs "is purely Islamic and a waqf, an inalienable religious endowment in Islamic law" falsely claims PA
Headline: “The [PA] Ministry of Religious Affairs: The Ibrahimi Mosque is a purely Islamic mosque and waqf property of the Muslims alone”
“In a statement yesterday, Friday [Feb. 25, 2022], for the 28th anniversary of the Ibrahimi Mosque massacre (i.e., Cave of the Patriarchs; see note below), the [PA] Ministry of Religious Affairs said that the mosque is a purely Islamic mosque and waqf (i.e., an inalienable religious endowment in Islamic law; see note below) property of the Muslims alone, and no decision will change this eternal description and thus it will remain.”
Cave of the Patriarchs massacre
A waqf is an inalienable religious endowment in Islamic law. Palestinians define all of Israel as waqf, and thereby Israel exists on Islamic holy land. Palestinian leaders have explained that under Islamic law Muslims are commanded to free the waqf from non-Muslims.