Israeli police raze mosque amid protests

[Ken Burch]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/11/07/israel.mosque.razing/index.html?hpt=T2

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(CNN) -- Israeli police officers razed a mosque they said was built illegally in the southern city of Rahat as residents hurled rocks at them.

Hundreds of police officers accompanied by land authority officials arrived in the city on Saturday night. They had bulldozers and trucks, and said they were carrying out a court order, according to Mayor Faiz Abu-Sahaban.

The mayor said residents built the mosque before they had permits.

However, he said, a "mosque is not something you can demolish, instead you can grant permits."

The mayor said resolving the issue through dialogue was better than razing the mosque.

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[Violet_Crumble]

1. The Mayor is completely right about this one... n/t