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Archeologists: Waqf damaging Temple Mount remains
Yaakov Lappin
Published: 07.02.07, 15:51
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1. Olmert has given them the Temple Mt.
Mark ,   USA   (02.07.07)
2. Photos of what the WAQF is doing!!
Saul ,   Eretz Yisrael   (02.07.07)
Look inside http://www.har-habayt.org/
3. Video Whcih We Must All Remember
(02.07.07)
Watch http://youtube.com/watch?v=wpS8z8pzQgs
4. More trouble
Abdel ,   Nablus, Palestine   (02.07.07)
Oh GOD, when will this conflict ever end? it is consuming us all and turning us into lunatics !!!! the last thing we need right is further conflict points such as this........ I will try and explain things from my side, hopefully some of you will understand, most Palestinians (including my self) have not been able to go to Jerusalem for last 10 years if not more due to the nightmare situation we live in. It is a place dear to our hearts, and it is changing rapidly. we are completely unaware of what is going on over there, and we feel that the remaining palestinian population is being replaced by an Israeli population, making it harder and harder for us to think of a brighter future........most people who visit Jerusalem say that they don't recognize it anymore.....on the other hand there are millions of Muslims world wide whom identify strongly with Jerusalem and would love to be able to experience this amazingly spiritual place, sadly they can't. when it comes to the al-aqsa mosque, there is a general feeling and theory that you guys don't want it there, and eventually some off you will do something about it... whether this is true or not is a different story, but that explains the extreme sensitivity about the location in addition to its religious significance, and the inability to visit and worship. also, serious cracks and structural issues are emerging in the al-aqsa mosque, and it is said to be due to such excavations in the area. You have the right to excavate and look for your history, and your heritage. no one can or should deny you that right, but it in my opinion it is the obligation of your government and scientists to look beyond politics and religion on this one, and make sue that the sites that are there remain standing and in a good shape, enough blood - Israeli and Palestinian has been spilled and i think it is time to think of -and work towards a better future, communication and bridging the gap. i have a suggestion, and i hope someone will take it seriously, why don't the Israeli authorities take along some Arabic media, and muslim religious figures, show them what is really being done and save us all from the next conflict? unless they have something to hide, this should not be a problem to do..... i hope this all somehow makes sense .....
5. why now ? a politicized move
observer   (02.07.07)
Al-Aqsa Mosque was, is and will be there. Prophet Muhammad prayed in Alaqsa in both his World and Heavenly trips. The Islamic Waqf is a body that represents the interest of the Muslim public; its supporters are not only the Jordanians, the Saudis or Moroccans. Waqf is custodian body which looks after the charity made by Muslims for more than 1400 years. Secure by demolishing part of Alqsa and threatening the bases of the Mosque's construction is just a politicized move. It's a unilateral move ignoring the right of the 1.4 billion Muslims to secure the safety of one of the three Muslim's Holiest sites. So, why now? For 1400 years it was there with no demolishing of an Islamic, a Jewish or a Christian site. Demolishing two rooms from the Mosque is a unilateral Israeli move aiming at demolishing the Israeli own reputation in the first place.
6. unbelievable
Ariel ,   Jerusalem   (02.07.07)
What the Waqf has done with the artifacts from the temple times crosses all possible borders. A REAL authority would have disbanded the Waqf and taken control over the place. How long can this continue, for crying out loud!!!! G-d, please help our leaders and give them strength!
7. Israeli Leaders Continual SUBSERVIENCE to ISLAM
Linda Rivera ,   New York   (02.07.07)
Israeli leaders give the strong impression that they are administering Israel for Muslim masters. Whilst at war with implacable Islamic enemies who openly declare their goal is Muslim conquest and destruction of the Jewish state - Israel's leaders give huge chunks of Jewish land to terrorists. Control of Judaism's HOLIEST site - the Temple Mount - was given to Islam. Israel's police arrest Jews if they pray or are suspected of praying on the Jewish Temple Mount. The IDF provide PROTECTIVE escort for THOUSANDS of U.S. assault rifles and ammunition to Abbas's security forces, global jihadists who have murdered more Jewish civilians than Hamas. The weapons will be used to murder Jews. Jewish patriots are persecuted, beaten and jailed without charge. Jews who attempt to defend themselves from violent, Arab Muslim attackers, are charged with murder. WHOSE SIDE OF THE WAR ARE ISRAEL'S LEADERS ON???
8. Our capital, our holy site
Who cares? ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (02.07.07)
Sorry but soon the muslims will be removed from Jerusalem permanently and they can take their mosque stone by stone (since they love to throw them anyway) to Gaza or wherever we decide they should live. Go pray in Mecca, isn't it nice to have your holiest site all to yourself?
9. Sorry, my first post was intended for the opinion section
Abdel ,   Nablus, Palestine   (02.07.07)
10. Pictures of the Muslim destruction
Jerusalem is Jewish ,   Eretz Israel   (02.07.07)
www.har-habayt.org/
11. Ownership versus Possession
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana, Israel   (02.07.07)
Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch once said that the Jews own the Land of Israel even though we might not always be in possession of it. This is a valuable way of looking at the Temple Mount predicament. Jews and people of the world should know that we OWN it. It is rightful ours historically, legally, morally and religiously. But, we are currently not in POSSESSION of it. It is occupied by another people and foreign religion. Regardless of who is up there now, the Temple Mount belongs to the Jews and one day we will reclaim it and our holy Temple will be rebuilt thereon.
12. Israel has no choice:
Keren ,   SP-now in Israel   (02.07.07)
Or it acts courageously and with dignity on what is his and on what is correct ,or it acts courageously and with dignity on what is his and on what is correct . Any other attitude to be taken ,more longer than it has already been (cowardly)practiced by later Israeli governments,means disaster for Israel. Our blood is not cheap,and large quantities of it has already been given on this matter.Enough! Israel WON its wars;this land and all it contains belong to Israel, not only historicaly but for the merit of winning wars it didn't start. I have never seen losers being treated as winners!What is that to let these muslims give orders to Israel?
13. Israel & Olmert are to blame for muslim intransigence
Bernard Ross ,   St. Anns Bay Jamaica   (02.07.07)
No one should expect the muslims to protect jewish heritage. olmert is selling his ancestors for 30 pieces of silver.
14. To Israel
Ryan ,   Calgary, Canada   (02.07.07)
I know this is a bold request, but I wish for Israel to reclaim solely all the religious sites that are dear to Jews and Christians, the muslims have Mecca. I would love to one day bring my son to Jerusalem and Bethlehem, but I would love for him to see it in all it's glory under control and maintenance of it's rightful owner.
15. Looks like a job for Judah Maccabee
Judah Macabee ,   Hanukkahland   (02.07.07)
16. Move EL-AQSA next to the Kaaba in Mecca
move El-Aqsa to ,   MECCA   (02.07.07)
... El-Aqsa mosque should be disassembled, moved to Mecca and rebuild next to the Kaaba. After all - MECCA is the holiest city in Islam,,, NOT Jerusalem!!!! (which is not mentioned even once in the Koran! )
17. Is this really New ?
LG ,   Rockville MD   (02.07.07)
No its just the lacadasical, Israeli way of not addressing things unless they effect public safety. It is the unfortunate result of Secularism and Socialism cast into the bedrock of the society. Moshe Dayan made the fatal error of returning control to the Evil Waqf after 67 and the rest is history.
18. Israeli Government in politically correct hell
David Masada ,   Orlando, USA   (02.07.07)
It seems the US has imposed its politically correct non-sense to Israel. Who cares what the waqf thinks? The Muslims aims is to drive the Jews out of Israel. They don't hide it in any ways. It is time for Israel and the Jews to understand that and do what is necessary to let Israel be Jewish for ever. Unfortunately with Jews like Soros or Spielberg who are drowning in the liberal sickness, this may be an uphill battle.
19. The Pommegranate
Aaron Singer ,   Warsaw Poland   (02.07.07)
We have the proof and they can't take that away.
20. WHERE'S CNN
Brant ,   Hilton Head USA   (02.07.07)
Just once, you'd think CNNwould have the balls to cover a story like this from a perspectrive other than the "rage of the Arab street".What happened to investigative journalism and why is this story about Muslim threats of violence as opposed to Muslim determination to use anything to discredit Israel and Judaism.
21. Israeli Archaeologists - Thanks For Protecting Our Homeland!
Adina Kutnicki ,   US   (02.07.07)
While the raging Islamists HOWL over Israel working on any piece of the Temple Mount, they are 100% guilty of destroying all Jewish artifacts and connections to Judaism's holiest site they can get their grubby terror hands on.. This is par for their terror course. They incite night and day against Jews & Christians, yet scream night and day ISLAMOPHOBIA. They believe through their Koranic texts that lying, distortions etc is their obligation as Muslims as long as it spreads Islam. They have zero boundaries between right and wrong. Therefore, fellow zionists - let them keep screaming, screeching and howling. At the same time dig, dig, and dig! We cannot let them alter one grain of Jewish history to our homeland.
22. 40 years of occupation & digging,
Marwan ,   Amman, Jordan   (02.07.07)
yet you still can't find a single piece of Jewish fossil crap in Jerusalem! LIVE WITH IT! you are thieves in a land that doesn't belong to you.
23. #22 you are thieves in a land that doesn't belong to you.
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (02.07.07)
Like the Hashemite clan stole all of eastern Palestine with the connivance of the British?
24. Marwan the ignorant
Ivri   (02.07.07)
Get your facts right.All of Har Habait is property of the nation of Israel. You and yours are in possesion of it,,,temporarily. (and not for long). You want artifacts?...check the ravine in wadi Siluwan,where your Waqf cohorts dumped it all in their great effort to elliminate any archeological finds. Nice try.....it exposed you for the ignorant that you are,.
25. Marwan; Tons of Jewish artifacts have been recovered.
Palestiniansareamyth ,   USA   (02.07.07)
But of course the Arab Muslim liars never acknowledged this. You are an occupier and should go back to Arabia. The phony country of Jordan was created by the British and given to Arab immigrants. YOUR PEOPLE ARE THE LAND THIEVES!
26. Temple Mount
Ray ,   USA   (02.07.07)
The behavior of this AND previou Israeli governments allowing the Waqt to rip up the Temple Mount , destroying as they go ,is a shame and a symbol of moral corruption and political dim wits. If the Temple Mount means nothing, and Hebron means nothing important than Israel means next to nothing.. One easily comes to the conclusion that the Jews do not deserve a State.We fought for a false dream.
27. Marwan, answer me this:
(02.07.07)
If the Wakf is in possession of the Dome of the Rock and won't allow Jews to worship there, then how does that make Israel the "occupiers" of the Temple Mount? Why don't you go to Saudi Arabia and worship there and leave Jerusalem to the Jews, the ORIGINAL and RIGHTFUL OWNERS who built that city 3+ millennia ago!
28. TO MARWAN IN JORDAN
Allan ,   Ramat Ilan, Israel   (02.07.07)
Get out of British land then as you and your desert nomads have no right to live in TransJordan. As for saying about Israel, perhaps you should read a history book for a change as Israel, all of it, including the temple mount is Jewish, why the hell do you think its called the Temple Mount? Because there was a Jewish Temple there.. Or is it because you dont know the word of G-d ?? And what was promised to his people?
29. These Israeli archeologists are so right! (End)
Alan O. ,   Silver Spring USA   (02.07.07)
30. Archeological thuggery
ransomorama ,   israel   (02.07.07)
Liars know that you have to keep lying to cover up the lies you've told before. When a false religion claims to predate and refute historical records, its devotees not only have to lie to defend it, they have to work night and day to destroy all the rock-solid historical evidence that contradicts their claims. Finding an excuse to do violence is a nice distraction from reality, too.
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