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Are cemeteries considered holy places? Death and burials are treated different in each religion and individual cemeteries tend to contain resting places of people of a common faith. Therefore, cemeteries are to be considered holy places.

Excerpts of the United Nations General Assembly Partition Resolution for Palestine:

• Existing rights in respect of Holy Places and religious buildings or sites shall not be denied or impaired subject to the requirements of national security, public order, and decorum


• No act shall be permitted which may in any way impair their sacred character

Israel has desecrated Muslim cemeteries in Palestine, usually to build on top of them. Could it be a matter of national security? Regarding at least one instance: Is building a hotel ever a matter of national security? Regarding every instance: Building on a commercial site on top of a cemetery impairs the sacred character and the right of family and friends to visit the religious site and their deceased loved ones.