Jewish extremists continue their attacks on Arab property in Jerusalem, but this time not on the living. The target is an historic Islamic cemetery as the Israelis are already desecrating Maman Allah (Mamilla) for a “Museum of Tolerance.”

Mohammed Dajani told PNN today that his family tomb was destroyed in East Jerusalem’s Jabal Seyun, Mount Zion.

“Extremists belonging to a Jewish school removed some of the graves and headstones, while the administration demolished the wall which protected the cemetery for hundreds of years.”

The Chairman of the Committee for the Care of Islamic Graves, Mustafa Abu Zahra, said that the occupation authorities demolished the cemetery fence. The Israeli administration is sponsoring projects in the area affecting the cemetery that is one dunam with approximately 200 graves.

Abu Zahra said that the cemetery dates back to Salah Addin. "It is imperative to support this process and effort of protecting the cemetery because these graves, their history and heritage, do not belong to the people of Jerusalem and Palestine, but to the King of the Islamic nation and history. The mosques of Jerusalem, cemeteries and monuments, all belong to the Islamic nation. This human heritage must be preserved in the face of schemes by the Israeli authorities. All international forums must be called upon to stop Israeli violations of Islamic places."

Dajani said that his family learned of the attack on the cemetery by people working in the area. “There are many destroyed headstones and special parts of the graves because of the Israeli actions in the region in addition to the daily acts of settlers which include throwing old furniture and garbage into the cemetery.”

Dajani explained that the family would bear all the expenses of rebuilding the fence and restoring the original detailing on the ancient stones as best they can. He also said that the family would file an international justice complaint, referring to the United Nations resolution forbidding the Israelis from changing the landscape of any area it occupies.