A Lesson in Israel Propaganda

After the recent attacks on Palestinian Christian and Muslim cemeteries and mosques.The Israeli Ministry of foreign Affairs released this Statement by the President and Prime Minster of Israel…

President Shimon Peres commented today on the recent vandalism attacks against religious sites in Israel:
“It doesn’t matter whether Muslims, Christians or Jews – it’s an act of vandalism, it’s a crime, it’s against everything that the Jewish people stand for as a country and as a democracy. We have to make sure that every citizen and every home will be a safe place, but we carry also a spiritual responsibility and a historic one. One which means that everyone can pray to the lord in his own language, from his own prayer book, and that every holy place is holy for all of us. We have to make it secure, safe and respected.

I wanted to tell all our citizens, Muslims, Jews – because there were some attempts also to violate synagogue – and Christians, that it is the responsibility of the Israeli government to assure their holiness, to assure the easy approach to them, to assure the respect for every holy site. I am sure that our police will apprehend all the people who did this, the criminals, and we shall not let them walk free.”

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At the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting (9 October 2011) PM Netanyahu said:
“We have recently witnessed attacks on Islamic sites, a Christian site and a Jewish site – a synagogue was attacked. We are not prepared to tolerate any vandalism, especially that directed against religious sensitivities. The State of Israel is both a tolerant state and a very intolerant state.

Our tolerance is toward religious sensitivities and our need to continue living together in coexistence and mutual respect, without violence, in tranquility and peace. Our intolerance is directed toward those who oppose these practices and this way of life. We will act with all vigor to find them. I have instructed the security forces to bring those responsible to justice. We will act against them to the fullest extent of the law.”

Of course what both these pair of hypocrites forgot to tell the world. was about their involvement and support of the destruction of Mamilla Cemetery in Al Quds Jerusalem, to make way for a so called “Museum of Tolerance”.Mamilla cemetery is historically significant .Some of its history…

The Mamilla cemetery has been a Muslim burial ground since the 7th century, when companions of the Prophet Muhammad were reputedly buried there. Before that, it was the site of a Byzantine church and cemetery.2 It is well attested as housing the remains of soldiers and officials of the Muslim ruler Saladin from the 12th century, as well as generations of important Jerusalem families and notables.3 The cemetery grounds also contain numerous monuments, structures, and gravestones attesting to its hallowed history, including the ancient Mamilla Pool, which dates back to the Herodian period, or the 1st century B.C. Since 1860, the cemetery has been clearly demarcated by stone walls and a road surrounding its 134.5 dunums (about 33 acres).4 The antiquity of the cemetery was confirmed by the Chief Excavator assigned to excavate the Museum site by the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA), who reported that over 400 graves containing human remains buried according to Muslim traditions were exhumed or exposed during excavations on the Museum site, many dating to the 12th century. His estimation that at least two thousand additional graves remain under the Museum site in 4 layers, the lowest dating to the 11th century, also verifies the antiquity and importance of the cemetery.5

The Mamilla cemetery’s significance was recognized by successive authorities. It was declared an historical site during the British Mandate by the Supreme Muslim Council in 1927, and as an antiquities site by the British in 1944.6 It continued in active use as a burial ground throughout the Mandatory era. In 1948, soon after the new State of Israel seized the western part of Jerusalem, where Mamilla is located, the Jordanian government objected to any desecration of the cemetery.

More evidence of Issraeli state sanction violence against non Jewish religious sites-

For the Third time in 7 months – The Israeli Army destroy a Mosque in ” Irza Village – Vallies area ” located about 10 Kilometers East of Tobas City, West Bank
The Same Mosque was Demolished 2 times before in the last 7 months ..

Yet another cemetery destroyed b y Israel that this pair of hypocrites have not spoken about

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsGTBVi8YNg&feature=youtu.be