Israeli writer: A slow plan for settlers in the Ibrahimi Mosque, but it is dangerous policy

Israeli writer Uri Erlich -in the Zaman of Israel, spoke of what he called “slow crawling” for the settlers in Hebron, which takes place through small but symbolic steps, with the aim of imposing a new reality in The Ibrahimi MosqueFar from any official decision or an announced agreement.

The writer started his article by referring to an incident that occurred about a year ago, when a number of settlers infiltrated alongside the Ibrahimi Mosque at night, and they installed a ceiling without permission from the official Palestinian authorities, such as the Hebron Municipality or the Islamic Endowment Department.

Although the incident angered Jordan And the Palestinian AuthorityThe military intervention at the time stopped the work and the ceiling was removed, as explained by Erlet.

However, what happened later – according to the writer – is more significant and dangerous, as information was recently published in the newspaper “Israel Hume” indicating that the Israeli government took advantage of “public chaos” to pass a decision to transfer the administration of part of the campus to the “Religious Council of the Kiryat of four” settlement “after removing a” legal barrier “that prevented this, with the efforts of the civil administration of the army.

“Technology” steps

The writer emphasizes that the settlers did not stop at the extent of the composition of the designated elevator – apparently – to facilitate the arrival of people with special needs, but rather continued to expand through a repeated demand to establish additional facilities, such as ceiling and toilets, which are passed on the pretext that they are “necessary technical adjustments” but in reality they changes that make a long -term political impact, as the authority of the Hebron municipality is gradually weakened on the campus.

He added that “the removal of legal barriers” opened the door for settlers to consolidate their symbolic presence, and embody their sovereignty on the ground, in a way that the writer described as “calm but the active” through small accumulated steps.

The writer warns of a direct relationship between what is happening in the Ibrahimi Mosque and the demands that started to appear in Al -Aqsa MosqueSuch as establishing toilets or developing access methods.

It indicates that what appears to be “simple” and “human” demands is in fact a way to undermine existing arrangements, and bypass the Palestinian Authority and the Islamic endowment.