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| February 17, 2013
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Arabs: Keep Marathon Runners Away from Temple Mount

The PLO threatened Israel not to use the upcoming annual Jerusalem Marathon as an attempt to “Judaize” Jerusalem

By David Lev

 

With the Jerusalem Marathon set to take place March 1, the Palestinian Authority is warning Israel not to use the race to “Judaize” the city, presenting it as a “unified capital of Israel,” said the chairman of the PLO’s action committee, Ahmed Qureia. Qureia is also the head of the “Al-Aqsa Department” in the PA, and on Sunday he warned Israel to ensure that marathoners stay away from the Temple Mount, where the mosque is located.

Runners from some 50 countries are expected at this year’s marathon. Continue Reading »

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| January 9, 2013
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Palestinian Authority: Israel Planning to Build its Holy Temple

Official with the Al-Aqsa Mosque says, “The construction of the false Temple on the Temple Mount is closer than ever before,”

By Elad Benari

 

The head of manuscripts at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Najeh Bkeirat, has accused Israel of trying to “Judaize” the Temple Mount by building a new Holy Temple.

Speaking on January 4 to the Palestine journal, which is affiliated with the Hamas terrorist group, Bkeirat claimed that “the construction of the false Temple is closer than ever before.”

Bkeirat claimed in the interview that an analysis of Jerusalem’s development plans finds there is an intention to Judaize the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and within this framework build the Temple on its ruins and to then reduce the number of Arab residents in the city. Continue Reading »

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| January 6, 2013
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The Muslim wakf: Discarding history at The Temple Mount

 

The Muslim wakf, responsible for The Temple Mount continues to damage antiquities & archeological artifacts as Israeli authorities remain helpless to prevent it. In the meantime, entire Christian, Jewish & Muslim histories are being brutally dumped in garbage sites.

By Nadav Shragai

 

 

On a high steel scaffold next to the southern area of the Temple Mount compound’s eastern wall, workers of the Muslim wakf have been working to repair the wall for quite some time. One after another, the stones are removed from the “diseased” area of this wall, which threatened to collapse some years ago, and replaced with new surfacing stones.

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| December 26, 2012
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Court May Be Asked to Stop ‘Destruction of History’ by the Waqf

Israel’s High Court may be the only way for archaeologists to order the gov’t to stop the Waqf from destroying more ‘history’ at the holy site.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

The High Court may be the last resort for archaeologists to order Netanyahu to stop allowing the Waqf to destroy history at the holy site.

Temple Mount digging

Temple Mount digging – Israel news photo: Prof. Eli Hollander and architect Gidon Harlap

Following the latest disclosures of massive removal and dumping of dirt containing artifacts from the area of the Holy Temples, attorney Aviad Vesuli told Arutz Sheva he would appeal to the High Court. Continue Reading »

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| December 14, 2012
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Once Again, Jews Banned from Temple Mount to Prevent Muslims Riot

Threats of Muslim violence lead police to ban Jews once again from the Temple Mount, this time until the end of Chanukah.

By Maayana Miskin

 

Jews have been barred from the Temple Mount in Jerusalem until Sunday, the last day of Chanukah. The Temple Mount is the holiest site on earth according to Jewish tradition.

The ban is aimed at preventing a Muslim riot at the site. Riots are thought to be particularly likely following Friday prayers.

It follows riots and terror attacks in Judea and Samaria. Tensions were particularly high following two incidents in which soldiers shot Arab attackers in Hevron. Continue Reading »

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| November 4, 2012
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Video shows Arabs Burning ‘First Temple Cedars of Lebanon’

In attempts to destroy Jewish history Arabs are burning ancient beams of wood that had apparently been used during the period of the Holy Temple.

By David Lev

 

A group of Jews that ascended the Temple Mount Sunday were shocked to see that ancient beams of wood that had apparently been used during the period of the Holy Temple were being used as firewood by Arabs on the Mount, and off it. Archaeologists have dated the wood as far back as the First Temple period, and appear to be among the celebrated “Cedars of Lebanon” mentioned in the Tanach.

Ancient beams being burned on the Temple Mount

Ancient beams being burned on the Temple Mount
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The wood, consisting of giant beams, first appeared at the end of the 1930s, when the Al-Aqsa mosque which currently occupies the Temple Mount was refurbished. Continue Reading »

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| November 2, 2012
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Jerusalem Mayor Barkat: Let My People Pray!

Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat calls for end of Jewish discrimination, Jews should be allowed to pray on the Temple Mount.

By Maayana Miskin

 

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat has come out against the ongoing discrimination against Jews on the Temple Mount. Jews are prohibited to pray on the Mount, which is the holiest place in the world according to Judaism, and many have even been arrested for moving their lips at the site.

The matter is ultimately in the government’s hands, Barkat said, and not in the hands of Jerusalem leaders. His own opinion is “to let every person pray on the Temple Mount,” he said. Continue Reading »

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| October 6, 2012
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Mahmoud Abbas: Israel blackmailing PA with the Palestinian prisoner issue

PA president accuses Israel of exploiting the suffering of Palestinian prisoners jailed before 1993 Oslo Accords.

Responding to Friday’s Temple Mount riots, Abbas accused Israel of launching “fierce assault” on al-Aksa Mosque.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, HERB KEINON

 

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday accused Israel of “blackmailing” the PA leadership on the issue of Palestinian prisoners.

He also called for an emergency meeting of Islamic countries to discuss Israeli “aggression” against the Aksa Mosque in Jerusalem.

PA President Mahmoud Abbas at the UN - Photo: Scott Eells/Bloomberg

President Mahmoud Abbas at the UN – Photo: Scott Eells/Bloomberg

Abbas said that Israel has agreed to the gradual release of only a limited number of prisoners who were jailed before the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993. Continue Reading »

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| October 2, 2012
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Arab Death Threats Towards Jews on Temple Mount Ignored by Police

Arab threats to butcher Jews ascending the Temple Mount are ignored, but an Arab trying to stab a police officer gets arrested.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Police ignored threats by Arabs to butcher Jews ascending the Temple Mount but arrested an Arab for trying to stab a police officer. The police also arrested Likud nationalist Moshe Feiglin for attempting to pray there.

Visiting the Temple Mount

Visiting the Temple Mount
Israel news photo by John Hasten

A number of Jews, including those from the Our Land of Israel movement, went up to the holy site on Tuesday despite rumors Monday night that Arabs planned to cause problems.  Continue Reading »

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| August 27, 2012
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Palestinian President Denies Jewish Temple & Christian Theology

Mahmoud Abbas refers to the “alleged” Jewish Temple, and then if not Jewish, how did the money changers chase Jesus?

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas frequently refers to the “alleged” Jewish Temple, but if it was not Jewish, there is no basis for Christian belief, as written in the New Testament in Matthew (21:12), that Jewish “moneychangers” chased Jesus from the Holy Temple. However, Christians so far have not reacted to the implicit denial of their belief.

Temple Mount – Photo: Phillip Pasmanick

The PA campaign to eradicate Jewish history at the Temple Mount , as well as in the rest of Israel, has escalated sharply in the past two years. Continue Reading »

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| August 12, 2012
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Knesset Bill calls for Jewish prayer times on Temple Mount

Suggested prayer times would be separate, held for Muslims and Jews with overlap for Christians at Jerusalem’s most holy site.

By LAHAV HARKOV

 

On the heels of a US State Department report criticizing Israel for not allowing non-Muslim prayer on the Temple Mount, MK Arye Eldad (National Union) has drafted a bill mandating separate hours for Jews and Muslims to pray at the holy site.

The Temple Mount, built on top of Judaism’s Most Holy Site – Photo: Phillip Pasmanick

“The Temple Mount is the holiest place for the Jewish People, where the First and Second Temple stood,” Eldad explained.

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| August 10, 2012
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U.S. State Department report: Israel bars non-Muslims from worshiping at Temple Mount

State Dept issues Int’l Religious Freedom Report for 2011, criticizing Israel’s policy of barring non-Muslims from worshiping at Temple Mount • Israel Police cite “security considerations” for doing so.

By Shlomo Cesana

 

A U.S. State Department report published on Wednesday criticizes Israel for allowing only Muslims to pray on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

The report, the “International Religious Freedom Report for 2011,” states that Israeli government policy is to grant freedom of religious expression to all, but despite an Israeli Supreme Court ruling, police continue to prevent many people from praying in the area due to what they say are “security considerations.”

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| July 27, 2012
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Arab League: Don’t Touch Temple Mount, It’s Muslim

As Jews fast & mourn their Temple, Muslim Brotherhood members in Egypt will be protesting about their “holiest site” on Temple Mount.

By Maayana Miskin

 

The Arab League has released a statement warning Israel to stay away from the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The mosque is located on the Temple Mount, which Judaism teaches is the holiest site in the world.

Surprisingly, the Arab League statement termed the mosque “the holiest of the Arab and Islamic holy sites.” Normally, Mecca is considered the holiest site to Islam and Muslims in Jerusalem pray facing Mecca with their backs to the Temple Mount.

The statement warned the “occupation authorities” against interfering with the mosque. Continue Reading »

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| July 26, 2012
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Jewish settlers enter the Temple Mount under protection of security forces

Jewish Israelis nearly came to blows with Muslims attending the midday prayers at the mosque.

 

More than 120 Jewish settlers entered Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday morning. Al-Aqsa Foundation for Islamic Endowments and Heritage said that several groups of illegal settlers entered the Noble Sanctuary from Al-Magharebeh Gate and spread around the compound in several places. There, it is reported, they established religious study circles and performed a number of prayers.

Jewish settlers enter Al-Aqsa Mosque under protection of security forces

Al-Aqsa Mosque

Witnesses who took video and still photographs of this latest incursion at Al-Aqsa Mosque said that the settlers were protected by heavily armed Israeli security officers. The settlers nearly came to blows with Muslims attending the midday prayers at the mosque. Continue Reading »

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| July 20, 2012
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Jerusalem will be Muslim Forever, proclaims Al-Aqsa Sheikh

Islamic preacher at the Al-Aqsa Mosque denounces A-G’s statement that Israeli law must be applied to the Temple Mount

By Elad Benari

 

Sheikh Yusuf Salameh, a preacher at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, denounced on Thursday a statement by Israel’s Attorney General that Israeli law must be applied to the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in Jerusalem.

Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein has said that the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is part of Israeli territory so Israeli law applies there, including antiquities laws and laws regarding building and planning.

At the same time, he said, the law had to be applied with extra sensitivity and pragmatism, due to its unique nature. Continue Reading »

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