Zionist Lieberman pays provocative visit to Wadi Hilwa neighborhood

Avigdor Lieberman, the head of the Knesset foreign affairs committee, made on Friday a provocative tour in Wadi Hilwa neighborhood, south of the Aqsa Mosque.

Palestinian sources said that director of Elad settlement society David Perry accompanied Lieberman during the tour under tight military and police protection.

The Israeli officials visited during their tour Ir David outpost located at the entrance to the neighborhood and an excavation site in Wadi Hilwa.

The sources affirmed that Lieberman’s visit raised the ire of the Palestinian natives of Wadi Hilwa, which prompted him to end his tour sooner.

Israeli sources, in turn, said that Lieberman carried a message of support from the Knesset right wing to the Jewish settlers in Silwan and gave financial aid to the settlement outposts in the district.

The sources noted that a delegation of wealthy American Jews had paid a visit to Silwan district a week ago and met with the director of Elad society.

They added that the American Jews pledged to increase their financial support for the settlers in Silwan and work on seizing more Palestinian real estate.