The Israeli municipality in the 1948-occupied Palestinian city of Haifa approved a plan confiscating two dunums of the Istiqlal Mosque without notifying the mosque's administration.
The mosque's board has met with political forces to discuss how to address the decision.
They considered the step part of a plot to seize control of the remaining Islamic endowments in the occupied city of Haifa.
The Arab-Islamic endowments are not only a religious issue, but a highly important national issue affecting the interests, aspirations, and needs of Arabs in Haifa, the board said in a statement Monday.
The Islamic endowments in Haifa are considered the most important in Palestine.
The statement says the board is prepared to launch an organized campaign on the popular, legal, and political levels to hamper dangers threatening the city's history, existence, and future ambitions.
The statement calls on the Palestinians to unite in the face of the confiscation ruling and disregard of Palestinian society.
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