Yesha rabbis: Majadele is like a fifth column

Science, culture and sport minister slammed over his demand to prevent ongoing Mugrabi Gate dig in Jerusalem. Majadele in response: It is sad that those who see themselves as settlers' leader preach hatred

Ronny Sofer
Published: 10.19.07, 11:59 / Israel News

Raleb Majadele is operating as a fifth column inside the government, Dov Lior, chairman of the Yesha Raabis Committee, wrote Friday in a manifesto against the science, culture and sport minister.

"Majadele's ongoing attempts to halt the excavation works at Jerusalem's Mugrabi Gate raise the great fear that he is serving our enemies' interests. This behavior questions causes us to question his loyalty to the Jewish state," Rabbi Lior continued in the letter.

"We were shocked to hear of the intentions of enemies from the inside and the outside, who speak out loud about handing over and abandoning the Temple Mount and parts of the Jewish people's eternal capital. The thought of foreigners defiling and ruling the Temple Mount and the holy Jerusalem shocks any Jews wherever he is."