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The Islamic Waqf is taking advantage of the closure of the Temple Mount to worshipers due to the coronavirus to conduct illegal digs.
By TPS
Photos uploaded on Tuesday to the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf’s official Facebook page showed them conducting unauthorized digs on the Temple Mount.
“Despite the closure of the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Haram esh-Sharif due to coronavirus, the staff, workers and guards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque are continuing their hard work,” wrote the Jordanian-backed Waqf which administers the Temple Mount.
The Arab Desk of the Zionist watchdog Im Tirtzu, which first reported the unauthorized digs, accused the Waqf of taking advantage of the closure to perform the illegal digs that are aimed at “destroying Jewish artifacts and history.”
The holy site was closed last week to stem the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Due to the highly sensitive nature of the Temple Mount, all digs must be approved by both the Waqf and the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Despite this, the Waqf has a long history of conducting illegal digs, most notably in 1999 when they disposed of over 9,000 tons of dirt mixed with invaluable archaeological artifacts that are now being salvaged by The Temple Mount Sifting Project.
The Students for the Temple Mount organization which promotes religious equality and freedom on the Temple Mount, also blasted the digs.
Tom Nisani, head of Im Tirtzu’s Arab Desk noted that “what is even more disturbing are the things that the Waqf doesn’t make public.”
“The longer the Temple Mount stays closed, the greater the chances are that the Waqf will destroy more Jewish history,” Nisani cautioned.
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