Desecration protest in Jerusalem
Demonstrators accuse Jerusalem of demolishing tombstones in the city’s historic cemetery.
Published On 20 Aug 2010
Dozens of demonstrators in West Jerusalem have protested against the demolition of tombstones in the city’s historic Muslim cemetery.
The protesters say hundreds of graves were desecrated. But city officials say they simply did away with fake tombstones, placed there to deter developers.
Al Jazeera’s Nisreen El-Shamayleh reports.
Source: Al Jazeera