Islamic-Christian Front to Compose Jerusalem Dictionary
--The Islamic-Christian Front in Jerusalem will compose a dictionary including all the names of archeological sites and streets of the holy city in Arabic, officials said Sunday.
The campaign was announced as a response to Israel's decision to Hebraize Arabic and English road signs and sites throughout the occupied territories.
The dictionary project was announced by Islamic-Christian Front Secretary-General Dr Hasan Khatir during a news conference at Ramatan news agency in the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
Palestine's chief Islamic judge, Sheikh Tayseer At-Tamimi, participated in the conference along with Father Manuel Musallam, and both commemorated the holiday that marks Prophet Muhammad’s journey to heaven.
Other speakers addressed the latest developments in Jerusalem, especially Israeli policies they said aimed at desecrating the city, among them the inauguration of a dance club near the Al-Aqsa Mosque and ads for bars featuring the Dome of the Rock. Alcohol is generally forbidden in Islam.
The Muslim and Christian speakers called on other Arab countries to name major streets and squares in their capitals after Jerusalem's roads and archeological sites.
Last week Israel's transportation minister announced a plan to change English and Arabic street signs to reflect just their Hebrew names.
"This government, and certainly this minister, will not allow anyone to turn Jewish Jerusalem to Palestinian Al-Quds," said Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported.
The daily Hebrew-language paper, Israel's largest, reported last Monday that the plan had been in the works for the past year.
Source: Ma’an News Agency
The dictionary project was announced by Islamic-Christian Front Secretary-General Dr Hasan Khatir during a news conference at Ramatan news agency in the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
Palestine's chief Islamic judge, Sheikh Tayseer At-Tamimi, participated in the conference along with Father Manuel Musallam, and both commemorated the holiday that marks Prophet Muhammad’s journey to heaven.
Other speakers addressed the latest developments in Jerusalem, especially Israeli policies they said aimed at desecrating the city, among them the inauguration of a dance club near the Al-Aqsa Mosque and ads for bars featuring the Dome of the Rock. Alcohol is generally forbidden in Islam.
The Muslim and Christian speakers called on other Arab countries to name major streets and squares in their capitals after Jerusalem's roads and archeological sites.
Last week Israel's transportation minister announced a plan to change English and Arabic street signs to reflect just their Hebrew names.
"This government, and certainly this minister, will not allow anyone to turn Jewish Jerusalem to Palestinian Al-Quds," said Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported.
The daily Hebrew-language paper, Israel's largest, reported last Monday that the plan had been in the works for the past year.
Source: Ma’an News Agency
