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  • Waqf Rejects Demolition of Rambam Gate Bridge

    10/25/2011 5:33:46 PM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 2 replies
    Arutz Sheva ^ | 25/10/11 | Gavriel Queenann
    The Waqf (Department of Islamic Endowments in Jerusalem) rejected an opinion by Jerusalem's city engineer that the Mughrabi Gate Bridge, which links the Western Wall Plaza to the Temple Mount, be demolished. Earlier on Tuesday, Jerusalem city engineer Shlomo Eshkol said the bridge to the Mughrabi Gate, also called the Rambam Gate, was structurally unsound, posed a risk to human life, and should be dismantled within 30 days. Eshkol informed the Temple Mount Heritage Foundation that the bridge, constructed from wood, should be replaced with a structure designed by a competent engineer and made of non-combustible materials. Israel’s courts have...