E/CN.4/1995/91 page 55 Muhammad Taqi’s death, he is said to have informed the al-Khoei Foundation that he would be unable to attend the scheduled meeting and that his life was in danger. In general, it would appear that the policy conducted by the Iraqi authorities against the Shiite Muslim community in Iraq and its religious or cultural institutions, as reported in the communication of 23 November 1993 addressed to the Iraqi Government (E/CN.4/1994/79), continues to be systematically applied. In addition to the acts of repression against Shiite Muslim clergy (including the detention of at least 100 religious dignitaries or theology students since March 1993), the destruction of mosques, libraries and highly religious sites, the closure of established seminaries and the profanation of cemeteries (mentioned in document E/CN.4/1994/79), in 1994 hundreds of relatives of detained clergymen were allegedly deported by force." In an urgent appeal dated 1 November 1994, the Special Rapporteur transmitted the following information to the Iraqi authorities: "According to information I received in October 1994, members of the al Khoei family were allegedly evicted from the late Grand Ayatollah al Khoei’s home in Kufa. The confiscation orders would have also included a number of other houses belonging to members of al Khoei clerical families. In addition, religious endowment properties allocated for schools and mosques and administrated by the late Sayyed Taqi al Khoei, were allegedly confiscated. I would be most grateful to your Excellency’s Government to provide me with any relevant information concerning the above, as well as with its views and observations." Israel and the occupied territories In a communication dated 18 August 1994, the Special Rapporteur transmitted the following observations to the Israeli Government: "According to information received, on 25 February 1994, 30 Muslim worshippers were killed by an Israeli settler while they were praying in the Haram al Ibrahimi Mosque (tomb of the patriarchs) in al Khalil (Hebron). During the months just before that massacre, complaints had allegedly been made about other acts of violence committed at al Khalil and elsewhere by Israeli settlers who reportedly acted with complete impunity, sometimes even before the eyes of Israeli soldiers. The Special Rapporteur is also concerned about reports that some 31 Palestinians and 1 Israeli civilian have been killed since the events at Hebron, by the Israeli forces in most cases, mainly during demonstrations or riots, organized or occurring in protest against the al Khalil massacre.