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Israel's Grand Theft of Muslim Endowments in Jerusalem

On January 31, 2016, Israel’s right wing cabinet approved by a 15-5 vote the creation of a mixed-gender plaza to resolve the long standing dispute concerning women’s access to the Wailing Wall.  The head of the Jewish Agency, Natan Sharansky claimed that the building of the new plaza will not cause any structural damage to al-Aqsa mosque; but the problem is, that the chosen site itself, is a Muslim religious endowment duly recorded in Jerusalem waqf archives.