(IRNA-Iran) The Israeli High Court on Monday asked the government to ask the PA to "assume responsibility" for several synagogues left in the Gaza Strip's evacuated Jewish settlements. The religious establishment argued that the destruction of the synagogues, the last remaining standing buildings in the vacated Jewish settlements, would undermine the safety of synagogues around the world. However, PA foreign ministry official Abdullah Abdullah said any synagogue remaining in Gaza after the Israeli withdrawal would be used as a "pretext" to retain a foothold. "We feel the Israelis are trying to entrap us by leaving these places intact and then tell the world 'look, the Palestinians are destroying Jewish holy places," he told aljazeera.net.
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