Anger has swept across the Muslim world after Israeli settlers desecrated the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron by holding a concert inside the sacred complex.
A video showed groups of Israeli settlers dancing and singing in a new violation of its sanctity, while thousands of them were performing Talmudic rituals on its premises. It lasted for more than 4 continuous hours.
On September 25, Israeli forces shut the Ibrahimi Mosque under the pretext of Jewish holidays and turned the mosque’s surroundings into a military barracks.
Director of the Ibrahimi Mosque Sheikh Hefzy Abu Sneineh confirmed that the settlement groups held dance parties in the mosque, “an extension of the occupation’s attempt to impose its hegemony on the holy sites,” according to Shehab News Agency.
He called on the countries of the Islamic and Arab world to stand in the face of what is happening in the Islamic sanctities in Palestine from the ongoing Israeli violations, stressing that they belong to all Muslims.
Since 1994, the Ibrahimi Mosque has been divided into two parts, one for Muslims and the other for Jews, after a settler killed 29 Muslims on February 25 of the same year.
Israel also allows Jews to enter the entire Muslim section during 10- day Jewish holidays.
Ibrahimi Mosque is believed to have been built on the tomb of the Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH). It is located in the old city of Hebron, which is under the control of Israel and is inhabited by about 400 settlers, and guarded by about 1,500 soldiers.
