(Jerusalem Post) Gil Hoffman and Khaled Abu Toameh - The Palestinian Authority will not permit Israel to build an egalitarian prayer area near the Western Wall, PA Religious Affairs Minister Mahmoud Habbash said Thursday. Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky's plan would allow for the construction of an additional section of the Western Wall Plaza for egalitarian worship. But Habbash warned that any Israeli attempt to "Judaize" holy sites in Jerusalem would be viewed by Arabs and Muslims as a declaration of war. "We don't agree to any changes. It's a Wakf [Islamic trust] place, and Islamic place," he said.
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