The mosque served the villagers of Sidna Ali, where Herzliya now stands in the heart of Israel's high-tech Silicon Wadi. Not a Muslim lives in Herzliya, but the city allowed it to be restored. The people of Sidna Ali did not try to conquer Herzliya. They did not try to come back. If I am in the area, I pop in and pray and leave.
Arab workers pray there sometimes.
There have been no problems. I want these sites to be holy and to stay holy, as every Jewish grave should be here and anywhere in the world. Tal-Yosef, the Beersheba city engineer, said he is mystified by the Islamic Movement's campaign to restore Beersheba's mosque. Yes, there are Muslims living in the city, he said, but they aren't the ones demanding a house of prayer. You will not be charged to look for stories, only to retrieve one.