Mamilla cemetery
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The Destruction of an Ancient Muslim Cemetery in Jerusalem
The Israeli government and the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) are in the process of building a so-called “Center for Human Dignity-Museum of Tolerance” on the site of Mamilla Cemetery. The museum’s construction has already resulted in the disinterment of hundreds of graves and the whereabouts of countless human remains are unknown. The desecration of the… Continue reading
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Jonathan Cook: Mamilla Cemetery – A Travesty Of Tolerance On Display
The Israeli Supreme Court’s approval last week of the building of a Jewish Museum of Tolerance over an ancient Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem is the latest in a series of legal and physical assaults on Islamic holy places since Israel’s founding in 1948. Continue reading