[Jerusalem Post] Khaled Abu Toameh - Heads of the Waqf Department in Jerusalem have quietly expressed their satisfaction with the Israeli authorities' recent measures against Sheikh Raed Salah, leader of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, and top Fatah operative Hatem Abdel Qader, a senior official with the Israel Ministry for Internal Security said on Thursday. The two have been banned from entering the Old City of Jerusalem. The official said the Waqf Department, which reports to the Jordanian government, had refrained from joining the "wild campaign of incitement" against Israel in recent weeks. "We have a common interest with the Waqf Department," the official said. "Both of us are aware of the dangers coming from Fatah and the Islamic Movement."
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