Muslims decry construction on special land, say sharia should prevail, CNN devotes resources to helping Muslim case

Islamists object to use of land they consider a grave site in Israel. Say it must be adjudicated via sharia law. CNN is so helpful, interesting how they choose to allocate scarce resources. Is CNN taping what Muslims are trying to do at a US grave site?

• 8/14/10, "Muslims oppose Israeli construction at Islamic cemetery," CNN.com, Religion
  

"CNN shot footage of the tombstones being destroyed before journalists' access was denied. These same tombstones have emerged as yet another flash point in the controversy.

• Opponents of the construction site argue that the tombstones that have been destroyed recently dated back to ancient times. There were Israeli media reports, however, that the tombstones that were destroyed had been added to the land only recently, with the intent to obstruct the construction project.

Israel's Channel 10 reported on August 5 that "in the last month, surprisingly,

• 150 new tombstones were added. The Jerusalem municipality decided to demolish the fake tombstones....

To resume grave demolitions, Aqsa spokesman Mahmoud Abu Atta argues, the developers would have needed to obtain agreement from

• the Islamic Sharia Court, which has been appointed

with power of attorney as caretaker of the Mamilla cemetery."...

• via Lucianne.com

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