Kotel rabbi: Waqf inciting over toilets
Shmuel Rabinowitz says Muslim leader is fostering 'unnecessary tension' over expansion of restrooms at the Western Wall
The rabbi of the Western Wall, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, condemned as “incitement” attempts by the Muslim Waqf to politicize the expansion of restrooms at the site.
Muslim leaders at the Al-Aqsa Mosque located on the Temple Mount say the expansion of the restrooms, located 55 yards from the Mughrabi Gate, is designed to desecrate Muslim holy sites.
“The expansion of the restrooms for visitors at the Western Wall is being carried out by The Western Wall Heritage Foundation, which Palestinian officials have called ‘the agency of the occupiers,’ even though it is under the auspices of the Prime Minister’s Office,” read a statement issued Wednesday by Rabinovitch’s office.
“It is unfortunate that a minimal action designed to cater to the needs of visitors to the remnant of the Jewish temple is turning into a contentious issue and a pretext for unnecessary tension,” he said.
He called for more education about the importance of the holy site to the Jewish people in order counter the propaganda.