'All religious sites must be treated with respect'

23rd Sep 2005, 11:02 GMT

Bitterlemons: How do you feel the issue of the synagogues left behind in ex-settlements in the Gaza Strip was handled?Saleh Abdel-Jawad: I would have preferred if the Palestinian Authority had behaved differently. In Muslim civilization, tolerance was always one of the supreme values. I would have preferred, especially since everyone knew the issue of the synagogues would.