The Islamic militant movement Hamas has been gaining Palestinian recruits on the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip because of rumours that the State of Israel has granted permission to the Disney Corporation to operate the Old City of Jerusalem as a theme park. The reputed plan to install an Audio-Animatronic representation of the Prophet Muhammad's rise to Heaven from the Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Islam, has touched a nerve among Muslim traditionalists, who avoid all representation of the human figure as idolatrous, and particularly representations of the Prophet. Christian Palestinians, particularly in Ramallah in the West Bank, are likewise unhappy because of Disney's rumoured plans for the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has denied during a press conference that Israel "has made, is making, or is planning to make" any deal with Disney. Several reporters present noticed, however, that the Prime Minister was wearing a new Mickey Mouse watch.