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Adding a layer of political complexity, some of the space directly outside other potential exit points in the church walls is controlled by an Islamic religious body known as the Waqf, which does not recognize Israel's control in Jerusalem and is therefore unlikely to cooperate.
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Adding a layer of political complexity, some of the space directly outside other potential exit points in the church walls is controlled by an Islamic religious body known as the Waqf, which does not recognize Israel's control in Jerusalem and is therefore unlikely to cooperate.
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The cable cites a banker who claimed to have a copy of "written instructions" from one powerful royal that ordered local authorities in the Mecca area to transfer to his name a "Waqf" -- religious endowment -- of a small parcel of land that had been in the hands of one family for centuries.
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Adding a layer of political complexity, some of the space directly outside other potential exit points in the church walls is controlled by an Islamic religious body known as the Waqf, which does not recognize Israel's control in Jerusalem and is therefore unlikely to cooperate.
The Seattle Times 2011
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A Muslim clerical trust known as the Waqf runs the compound under Israel's overall security control.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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The holy compound has been under Israeli security control since the 1967 Mideast war, but Israel has left its day-to-day management in the hands of an Islamic administration known as the Waqf and prevents Jews from praying there.
The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines Matti Friedman ASSOCIATED PRESS 2010
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They are commanded by Allah to fight for Israel, or Islamic land known as "Waqf," until it is fully "regained" and thoroughly Muslim.
American Thinker 2010
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They are commanded by Allah to fight for Israel, or Islamic land known as "Waqf," until it is fully "regained" and thoroughly Muslim.
Israelated - English Israel blogs gsdmorris 2010
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They are commanded by Allah to fight for Israel, or Islamic land known as "Waqf," until it is fully "regained" and thoroughly Muslim.
Israelated - English Israel blogs gsdmorris 2010
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They are commanded by Allah to fight for Israel, or Islamic land known as "Waqf," until it is fully "regained" and thoroughly Muslim.
American Thinker 2010
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