Palestinians protest against building of museum

Source: CCTV.com | 11-08-2008 09:56

Hundreds of Palestinians marched through the streets of Jerusalem to against plans to build a museum on part of an ancient Muslim cemetery.

The Museum of Tolerance is intended to promote understanding in a city divided by ethnic and religious rivalries, but protesters say building it over gravesites does anything but.

Several Muslim groups have opposed the project. But the Israeli Supreme Court overturned their court appeal last week, saying there had been a busy parking lot on the site since 1960, with no objections filed.

The court did seek to address the demands of Muslims by giving contractors 60 days to agree with the Israel Antiquities Authority on a way to either remove the deceased for reburial or install a barrier between the graves and the future building's foundation to avoid disturbing the remains.

Editor:Zhang Ning