Israeli forces threaten to demolish mosque south of Nablus

[Jefferson23]

NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces handed out a notification to a mosque south of Nablus on Tuesday morning declaring their intention to demolish it within the next few hours, an official said.

The notification ordered locals to evacuate the mosque, which is located in the al-Taweel area, so that Israeli forces could level the structure.

Ghassan Daughlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors settlement activities in the northern West Bank, told Ma'an that an Israeli military patrol arrived in the area and demanded Palestinians evacuate the mosque.

The religious structure is the only mosque in the area.

Daughlas added that al-Taweel area has been subject to numerous and repeated demolitions by Israeli bulldozers in recent days.

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=651153

[louis-t]

1. They just keep whacking the hornets' nest

don't they?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. Bibi's response to Obama and his Iranian talks.

[azurnoir]

3. and why exactly are they doing this? what is this supposed to accomplish?

waiting for excuses

[azurnoir]

4. Oh wait it's on going last week it was water tanks and agricultural facilities

Deputy mayor of Aqraba Bilal Abdul-Hadi told Ma'an news agency that three bulldozers escorted by seven military vehicles stormed the neighborhood of al-Taweel and began demolishing the structures, claiming they were built without authorization.

Shaddad Attili, who heads the Palestinian Water Authority, said the World Bank, the United Nations and other international organizations have issued reports condemning Israel's attacks on Palestinian water rights.

“Israel controls all the water resources in the occupied West Bank. It exploits these resources for near exclusive Israeli use, allocating a mere fraction of the available water supply to Palestinians,” Ma’an quoted Attili as saying. “While Israelis enjoy some of the highest water consumption rates in the world, Palestinians continue to face a series of crippling water shortages artificially engineered by Israel as a matter of policy."

The official added that Israel used water to target vulnerable Palestinian communities.

http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/17654

[Jefferson23]

6. Thanks for the post, azurnoir. How nice, escorted bulldozers. n/t

[Scootaloo]

5. Israel's progressive policies continue unabated n/t

[Violet_Crumble]

7. Charming. If only they could try demolishing some of those illegal settlements instead n/t

[Jefferson23]

8. Don't hold your breath on that thought..times a wasting to secure more 'facts on the ground'

for Israel's state.