Islamic-Christian Committee: IOA investing millions to judaize Jerusalem

 The Islamic-Christian Committee said on Thursday that huge sums of money were allocated by the Israeli occupation authorities for the judaization of the occupied city of Jerusalem.

Dr. Hassan Khater, the secretary-general of the committee, pointed out that the Israeli budget for the fiscal year 2009-2010 included hundreds of millions of dollars that were purposely allocated to distort the Arab identity of Jerusalem and the surroundings of the Aqsa Mosque.

He noted that an Israeli report published recently revealed that around 50 million dollars were specified to expand the Israeli settlements of Ma'ale Adomim and Jabal Abu Ghunaim, which were established on usurped Palestinian lands, in addition to nearly 106 million dollars to link settlement centers with the heart of the occupied city where Jews constitute the majority.

In addition, Khater pointed out that an amount of 20 million dollars were also included in the Israeli budget to Judaize a number of sacred places in the city, underlining that those published money figures were only the tip of the iceberg of what the IOA and other Jewish organizations with international links have indeed allocated for the purpose.

Furthermore, Khater warned that private Jewish groups have even superseded the Israeli occupation authorities in their efforts and money to judaize Jerusalem, and to distort everything in it that is linked to the Arab and Muslim heritage and history.

In this regard, Khater urged the rich Arab countries and businessmen to participate in the battle of Jerusalem and to enhance the steadfastness of the Palestinian Jerusalemites who refused to sell their properties and blocked the Israeli plans.

"Our Arab and Muslim brothers have the sufficient wealth and potential that they could utilize in defending Jerusalem if they indeed want to do so because Jerusalem wager much on the Arab and Muslim role in this crucial battle", Khater underscored.

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