Ramallah – Ma’an - Supreme Palestinian Judge Sheikh Tayseer At-Tamimi issued a Fatawa on Saturday of prohibiting participation in the Israeli municipal elections that will be held in Jerusalem November 11.
At-Tamimi added during a press conference for the Islamic Christian Front in of Ramallah that the prohibition was based on a “religious and national stance.” The Sheikh spoke alongside Archbishop Attallah Hana and Secretary General of the front Hasan Khater.
The three also reviewed the nineteenth report on the state of Jerusalem and its holy sites. Of particular concern to the Front was one of the candidates for the Israeli municipal election in Jerusalem, who pledged to build a new Jewish neighborhood between the French hill and the nearby Palestinian village of A’nata. The area would connect the illegal Israeli settlement of Ma’aleh Adumim with East Jerusalem and become a massive settlement block preventing movement between Palestinian areas.
Atallah Hana talked about the provocative acts of the settlers against the Palestinians inside the city including the acts of violent Israelis who broke into the Al-Aqsa mosque compound during the Jewish New Year holiday.
Atallah Hana also noted the declining economic situation in the Old City, where sales in the Muslim, Christian and Armenian quarters were down about 70% from the year before; he said the decline was the result of Israeli actions and aggression against Palestinians.
The lack of the schools in East Jerusalem was another major issue that came up in the report, and the Front emphasized that the issue threatened the future of East Jerusalem children. It highlighted the fact that there are over 9,000 school-aged students who do not have a place in any school in the area.
The three affirmed the necessity to face the Israeli policies immediately and not to wait until after the municipal elections or the formation of a new government because the Palestinians residents of the city will be the main losers.
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