11. Sheikh Hashem Abdel Rahman, spokesman for Israeli Islamic movement, said the gift suggested an Israeli plan to destroy the mosques and rebuild the temple. 12. Sheikh Hashem Abdel Rahman, spokesman for the Israeli Islamic movement, said the gift suggested an Israeli plan to destroy the mosques and rebuild the temple. 13. Sheikh Hashem Abdel Rahman, spokesman for Israeli Islamic movement, said the gift suggested Israeli plot to destroy the mosques and rebuild the temple. 14. That pretty much resolves the question about how Serb leaders felt about destroying the mosques in the first place. 15. The government accused the militants of destroying the mosque. 16. The mosque was destroyed as part of a campaign by Serb nationalists to eradicate the Muslim presence in Banja Luka, the largest city now under Serb control. 17. The incident fueled Muslim suspicions that Jews want to destroy the mosque, which is built on the site of the ancient Jewish temples. 18. The mosque was destroyed by Hindu fundamentalists, who believe that medieval Muslim rulers had built it atop the birthplace of Hindu god Ram. 19. The mosque was partially destroyed in the attack, they said. 20. When, during the war in Bosnia, Serb troops destroyed Muslin mosques willy-nilly, Serb leaders denied any responsibility. |