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Last update - 13:45 28/07/2008 Majadele: Hospital 'footdragging' over construction of Muslim prayer space By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Ghaleb Majadele  Dozens of Israeli Arab gathered at the Sheba Hospital in central Israel on Monday to protest what they cited as repeated delays in the construction of a Muslim prayer space on the hospital grounds. According to protesters, the hospital has breached past agreements and has avoided allocating a space for Muslims to pray. The protesters blamed the hospital's management for stalling the overdue project. Minister Ghaleb Majadele (Labor) initiated the plan to allocate and construct a place for Muslim patients and visitors to pray, to match the Jewish prayer room that already exists at the hospital. Advertisement In a letter to the hospital's manager, Professor Ze'ev Rotshtein, Majadele accused the hospital of "foot-dragging" on the matter after allocating a suitable space for the prayer room and receiving pledges from public officials to fund it. "I was surprised to encounter, that despite the fact that a place has been allocated, preparation of all plans have been completed and all the necessary approvals have been obtained, there has been foot-dragging on your end and inexplicable delays that have postponed the building of a prayer room," Majadele wrote. All Israeli hospitals have prayer rooms or spaces set aside for Jewish patients and visitors, but in most hospitals, such a space for other faiths does not exist. Related articles: Minister Majadele: Israel losing control over Arab sector's youth Majadele: New Arab city will bolster our sense of belonging Knesset approves Majadele's appointment as gov't minister Bookmark to del.icio.us   Internal fighting Human rights groups say torture is widespread in Palestinian lockups. Danger looms Pentagon chief Robert Gates warns: War with Iran would be 'disastrous.'   1.   just as in israel 14:03  |  honey bunch 28/07/08   2.   #1 Honey Bunch - West Point sets the example 14:29  |  * BEN JABO 28/07/08   3.   Other faiths? 14:32  |  M. Franks-Lhermann 28/07/08   4.   They are waiting for the plans .... 15:19  |  Binyamin Dissen 28/07/08   5.   I am outraged - where is my Jedi prayer room? 15:47  |  Hannah 28/07/08   6.   The One True God needs only one prayer room I think 16:29  |  American Christian 28/07/08   7.   I worship a good piece of NY Kosher Pastrami 16:34  |  * BEN JABO 28/07/08   8.   how many jewish prayer spaces in arab hospitals? 18:39  |  frenz 28/07/08

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