teddyearp
Gold Member
After Israel took back control of Jerusalem in the 1967 war, they almost immediately gave control of the mount back to the Jordanian/Muslim waqf. There has been much contention since then. Anyone who is not a Muslim can only go up there at certain very restricted times and their behavior is also very restricted. No praying, no books, no cameras. I was there in 2015. I know.
Lately the Palestinian leadership has been equating any Israeli and/or Jew going up there as an attack or invasion on the Al Aqsa mosque. Spoiler alert. The Al Aqsa mosque resides on a small portion of the mount. Abbas last year attempted to inflame Palestinians by saying that he didn't want their (the Jews) filthy feet up on the mount at all. It has also been said that any time a Jew goes up on the mount, he or she wants to tear down the Al Aqsa and the Dome of the Rock.
A few weeks ago, some Palestinian 'freedom fighters' hid weapons at the Al Aqsa mosque and the next day came down to the Lions' gate and killed some Israeli police officers. Afterwards, Israel decided to put up some metal detectors and more security cameras on all the entrances to the mount.
The Arabs told the waqf and Palestinians to vehemently protest, as if Israel was going to change the status quo or more, destroy any holy muslim site up there. Well, they didn't.
Furthermore, it was a very rare time where Jews did go up on the mount and were able to pray without harassment. Did they destroy anything? No. And of course, the security measures were removed.
But should the Temple mount remain so closed? This is my question. Do you think that the Temple Mount should be so restricted to non Muslims? I believe that this last episode proves that no body wants to destroy anything up on the Mount. I wish that the next time I go to Jerusalem, I can go up to the Temple mount via any entrance at any hour that Muslims can go; and maybe even pray as well.
Is that too much to ask?
Lately the Palestinian leadership has been equating any Israeli and/or Jew going up there as an attack or invasion on the Al Aqsa mosque. Spoiler alert. The Al Aqsa mosque resides on a small portion of the mount. Abbas last year attempted to inflame Palestinians by saying that he didn't want their (the Jews) filthy feet up on the mount at all. It has also been said that any time a Jew goes up on the mount, he or she wants to tear down the Al Aqsa and the Dome of the Rock.
A few weeks ago, some Palestinian 'freedom fighters' hid weapons at the Al Aqsa mosque and the next day came down to the Lions' gate and killed some Israeli police officers. Afterwards, Israel decided to put up some metal detectors and more security cameras on all the entrances to the mount.
The Arabs told the waqf and Palestinians to vehemently protest, as if Israel was going to change the status quo or more, destroy any holy muslim site up there. Well, they didn't.
Furthermore, it was a very rare time where Jews did go up on the mount and were able to pray without harassment. Did they destroy anything? No. And of course, the security measures were removed.
But should the Temple mount remain so closed? This is my question. Do you think that the Temple Mount should be so restricted to non Muslims? I believe that this last episode proves that no body wants to destroy anything up on the Mount. I wish that the next time I go to Jerusalem, I can go up to the Temple mount via any entrance at any hour that Muslims can go; and maybe even pray as well.
Is that too much to ask?