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'Zionists seeking to erase identity of Muslim, Christian holy sites': Iran
TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said on Tuesday that Zionists are seeking to gradually erase the identity of holy Muslim and Christian holy sites in Palestine.
Mehmanparast made the remarks in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to include two holy sites --an Al Khalil shrine and a tomb in another West Bank city -- on a list of Israeli national heritage sites.
During his weekly press conference in Tehran, Mehmanparast warned that such moves will have serious consequences and urged international organizations and Organization of the Islamic Conference to take action against Tel Aviv.
On Sunday, Netanyahu laid out a $100 million government plan to rehabilitate what he called “archaeological and Zionist heritage sites.”
Scores of Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in Al Kalil on Monday in protest at the announced plans.
Mehmanparast made the remarks in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to include two holy sites --an Al Khalil shrine and a tomb in another West Bank city -- on a list of Israeli national heritage sites.
During his weekly press conference in Tehran, Mehmanparast warned that such moves will have serious consequences and urged international organizations and Organization of the Islamic Conference to take action against Tel Aviv.
On Sunday, Netanyahu laid out a $100 million government plan to rehabilitate what he called “archaeological and Zionist heritage sites.”
Scores of Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in Al Kalil on Monday in protest at the announced plans.
