If there is one concession that Israel makes to the arabs that is more sacreligious than any other, it would have to be the one giving the moslem Waqf total control of the Temple Mount grounds. For those of you unfamiliar with the Temple Mount, it is the site upon which the two ancient Holy Temples existed, where Jews in biblical times brought their sacrifices and the Shekinah (or presence of God) manifested in the ark of the "Holy of Holies" which was located behind the Western Wall, or "Kotel" as it is pronounced in hebrew.
Israel gained complete control over the Temple Mount from Jordan in the 1967 "6-day" war. The first order of business, though? Return it to moslem control as a (what else?) "Good will gesture".
Therefore, the primary reason the Kotel is considered the holiest site for Jews today is because when we put our hands upon the Western Wall it is the closest we are physically permitted to get to the "Holy of Holies" behind it.
It is a complex issue in many ways, as it is the belief of Jews that there will be a 3rd and final Holy Temple built at the time of the coming of Moshiach (anointed one). Among religious Jews, there is a debate over whether the 3rd Temple will be built by God Himself and the King Moshiach will then follow, or whether it is to be built by man and the King Moshiach will then assume the throne at his appointed time. A third view holds that the King Moshiach himself will personally see to the Temple being built. MZ follows the second view, but the others are certainly entitled their opinions.
The question one still must ask, then, is this: Why are the Jews not permitted access to the Temple Mount?
Surprise! The moslems forbid the Jews from doing so. In fact, they also forbid Christians, atheists, and anyone else who is not a moslem from entering the Temple Mount. There are a few tiny exceptions to this, but they are highly restricted tour times, and the Waqf's rules forbid one to even give the appearence of praying! No non-moslem religious books or symbols are permitted at all.
Yet, Israel allows this. In fact, the Israeli Supreme Court and Knesset continuosly repells any and all legal attempts to reduce the severity of the islamic domination over the Temple Mount.
Can you imagine the outcry if Jews forbid the moslems to make their haj to Mecca? Even more absurd, can you picture the moslems VOLUNTARILY giving the Jews control of their pilgrimage rights? Impossible.
But, the Jews are willing to even sacrifice this - the greatest of all good will gestures - in an effort to be given peace and acceptance by the moslems. How is it working you ask?
Read this from ArutzSheva News for your answer. Below is an excerpt from the story to give you the gist of it.
Islamic radicals have been using the Temple Mount as a focal point for planning and preaching the establishment of a world Islamic state with Jerusalem as its capital. One of the radical groups operating on the Temple Mount is Hizab Altahrir (The Islamic Liberation Party), which espouses an ideology similar to Al Qaeda.
Hizab Altahrir’s network spans most Western European countries. The party puts Islamic revolution and an uncompromising form of Jihad (holly war) at the top of its political agenda. The group advocates subjecting the entire world to Islamic law (Shariya), and destroying non-believing nations and religions.
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MZ,
All the problems in Israel boil down to this issue...
The jews had he temerity to build their two temples underneath the Temple Mount..
If we wouldnt have been there first there would be no Jewish claim....damn jews!
Yes, why didn't I think of that! I can't believe I missed it.
a great site to visit for a history on muhammadism done from a mostly christian historical perspective:
http://www.bibleprobe.com/muhammad.htm
this article has more information to arm you than most things i've read. lengthy though. savor every minute of ammo you'll receive for later attacks.
Look, I'm no defender of the Muslim extremists, but what I just read about Israel and the "Moshiach" made me want to blow myself up. I hope waiting for your God to make you your Temple helps you sleep at night while you keep the Palestinians living in filth.
listen getsit - you are a defender of one or the other. your statement regarding madze keeping the palestinians in filth is a lie and that tells me you defend islam. i wonder when you feel the dull serrated knife against your throat if you will feel the same way. muhammad never even saw jerusalem in his entire lifetime. the muslims have no right to this piece of property. king david paid a price for it and it belongs to his family to this day and forever. you are just another moonbat talking guano. <^..^> aaaaaaaaooooooooooooooooooooooahahahahooooooooooooooooo i knew the full moon would bring you out!
Getsit says: I hope waiting for your God to make you your Temple helps you sleep at night while you keep the Palestinians living in filth.
MY...such hostility. And you say you used to be a Republican before and you left because of the Christians? Now you hate the Jews and "their Moshiach" too.
Also, you don't like Atheists who like Jews or Christians, either.
However, there is one group you happen to like: moslems. You hate everyone but moslems.
I was willing to entertain you as an amusing buffoon who gave many of us a laugh (at you, not with you), but personally attacking the hosts religious beliefs is a real quick way to get your ticket punched.
Getsit: I hereby proclaim you BANNED. Troll on down the line, loser.
-MZ
wow madze - i wondered when you'd show up. getsit gone is akin to having a wart removed - i imagine you miss it for the first few minutes and then you don't. i am so sorry there are people such as it in the world. and they say people of faith are the hate-filled ones - topsy turvy i tell ya'. keep up the good work.
Thanks nanc, I was a bit amused by him myself for awhile, but, like most leftist moonbats, he just didn't know where to stop.
stop, hell - he had no clue where to even start. i know you do not start a marathon at the 13 or 14 mile marker.
I am also truly baffled as to why Israel EVER let that vermin even set foot on the Temple Mount.
Their presence there (and anywhere in Jerusalem) is nothing more than a war shrine to bloody conquest (like most of their "holy sites") and is nothing but spit in the eye of all Jews and Christians.
It should be bulldozed - along with every other muslim obscenity in Jerusalem, and it should be MUSLIMS that are banned from setting foot on the Temple Mount.
It is JEWISH holy ground, and as such, it is also holy to Christians.
We dont want anyone but Jews running that city so it will be well maintained, and we can safely visit to see the roots of our faith - in the hands of its proper owners (as JP2 said: "our elder brothers in the faith) and free of muslim desecration.
RWMac, don't be baffled. It's LIBERALISM that caused this mess. I am so disgusted...
You know, what it would take for someone to have the balls to go and take out the moslems from the Temple Mount, and return its rightful guardianship to the Jewish people, I think it really would have to be a King Moshiach.
i understand the muslims have built underground worship rooms that would house in the hundreds of thousands and that the foundations surrounding the temple mount have breaches in them that have not been built to code and that is why some of the stem and bearing walls are cracking. imagine what an earthquake would do. group prayer - group prayer. G-d forgive me.
Kuhnkat: Me being paranoid and all I also think there are those who are afraid of the prohecies (WHICH THEY CLAIM THEY DON'T BELIEVE) who don't want The Temple rebuilt in their lifetimes.
You unknowingly have stumbled on a very interesting issue, Kuhnkat. While Jews don't believe in any 3rd Temple apocolypse, we do have a different issue. The issue is whether or not Jews have the right to posses and set foot upon the Temple Mount before God's appointed time.
Many Hareidi (ultra-Orthodox) Jews believe that ascending before the coming of the Moshiach is an abomination to God. Religious Zionists and Modern Orthodox Jews, on the other hand, usually believe it is our biblical obligation as Jews to control the Temple Mount and rebuild the 3rd Temple.
So, you see, there is indeed a very heated argument bubbling beneath the surface that many Jews are afraid to unleash.
-MZ
damn!!! there goes all my fun...
wrong fern - there's plenty of fun at your site. phweeeeaaaaah!!!
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