The government should fire Majadele. He is a wolf in sheep clothing. Why would an Islamist-Jihadist be appointed as a minister in a Jewish state? It is tiime to lay him off and let him look for another job.

While the role of the religious in the government is certainly an uncomfortable accommodation, the verbiage spouted by one of their opponents is pure garbage.

Majadele is such a hypocrite, Jews may not have an archaeological dig to uncover and preserve history but the blood thirsty anti semitic WAKF is allowed to tear apart and destroy Har Habayis? They are allowed to dig unsupervised and relegate Jewish history to the dump! They are allowed to destroy proof of Jewish ownership of Har Habayis Shame on you Olmert and cohorts. Shame on you Barak, Shame on you Eli Yishai, Shame on you Avigdor Leiberman! Majedele you are a liar if you say the arab population of Israel is being persecuted, they have equal rights, more than any Jew who has the misfortune to still be trapped in a Muslim country!!!!!!

Might it be that they know thier "Historical/Religious" claims a Bogus ? :-) Hmmm...

artifacts and trying to deny the jewish history in the temple areas by destroying and removing evidence for decades now All areas should be seized and then guarded by police/soldiers to make sure that not one more artifact can be destroyed. It is time the temple area is no longer defiled by those that want to destroy whatever evidence they find. The truth must be protected.

Majadele, an Arab in an Israeli parliament, has the courage and sense to protest for what he believes. But where is our courage? Where is our good sense? Why do we keep quiet while our Holy Temple Mount is being destroyed systematically on a daily basis RIGHT NOW! In the Waqf's incessant destruction, a wall from the 2nd Temple, belonging to the section of the Women's Court, has been discovered. This is the BIGGEST FIND SINCE ISRAEL'S INCEPTION, and we keep quiet while the Arabs are now destroying this archeological treasure. For more information, this page has many good links: http://blog.bibleplaces.com/2007/09/archaeologist-describes-temple-mount.html

Of course he's right. How dare this piece of garbage deny us our history like this AS A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL?! We must be freakin' crazy to allow this nonsense to continue.

they use every opportunity to provoke and attack Palestinians and endanger Israel's security.

RESIGN ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!! stay out of our government and go where your opinion is appreciated. How dare you and Bishara and all those alike have the nerve to even speak up in our knesset. All of you go represent the people who you REALLY care about-----ahemmm....... the Palis.

Kudos to Rav Lior.

Softer next time you write an article get it right..."Rav" Lior....

22 HUGE Arab countries. 56 Muslim countries. All Muslim countries government' ministers represent and speak out for Islam. Why does Israel appoint Ministers to represent global Islam and not Jewish Ministers to guard and protect Jewish Holy sites - the extremely precious Temple Mount, and Israel? NON-Muslims are barred from Islam's top religious sites - Mecca and Medina. Despising and hating Israel's G-D, Israeli leaders/police bow low to Islam's god and arrest Jews if they pray on the Temple Mount - Judaism's most sacred site. Jews and other NON-Muslims are full of grief and horror at Islam's vandalism and destruction of G-D's Temple Mount, the HOLIEST place on earth. World-wide street protests are urgently required to stop Islam's vandalism and destruction! Return the Temple Mount to Jews immediately! RELIGIOUS FREEDOM and HUMAN RIGHTS for JEWS NOW

No wonder you all don't like what he's saying: He's an Arab for crying out loud. He could be 1000% in favor of that stupid dig and he'd be slammed. If something like this happens to a Jew in, let's say the US or Spain or wherever, you'd be crying "Racism!". Here, of course, it's ok. And by the way: What are they trying to find there anyway. If these "archeologists" wouldn't have a political agenda themselves, they'd long ago have to admit that the whole Temple-Mount Area an the City of David bears little more than the evidence for the seat of a tribal-chieftain and the holy site of the tribes local god. Probably a wood and mud sturcture surrounded by cow barns and kids playing with dogs and their bones.... Get realistic people, there is nothing holy up there!

It does not belong to Palestinians, it does not belong to Muslims. If we allow the mosque to remain, it is no more than a good-will gesture. That we allow Muslim worship at all is a favour, not a right. But Muslims seek to abuse our tolerance & good-will. They seek to usurp our rights out of intolerance & bigotry. They deny our historic & religious connexion to the Temple Mount & seek to enforce their control using threats & intimidation. Too often our gov't. ignores our rights to the Temple Mount to "keep the peace" - a policy of appeasement that only invites new demands, new threats, & more intimidation. When our Temple stood, all were welcome to offer sacrifice, Jew & Gentile. An ideology that preaches hatred & intolerance does not merit a claim to the Temple Mount.

...Student of World History! Unhappily, your textbooks are a little outdated.

Are neither controversial not wrong. How is it controversial to protect one's own life? The Torah states that before entering battle, try every conceivable method for a peaceful resolution--but if war is the only solution of survival--then you must send your soldiers out to WIN!! Something the IDF has not been allowed to do for decades. This position is suicidal, weak, controversial and a crime. Just one question to the Rabbis--where have you been? The Waqf and the knesset have been colluding in the Temple Mount's rape for a very long time--most recently starting a few months ago.!! Where is the outrage? Where is the human chain of your congregants in not allowing another artifact of Jewish history to be dstroyed This again proves irrefutably to the world that this has always been our homeland--dating back thousands of years. Get to the Temple Mount NOW and stop these atrocities.

I understand you don't like settlers - I'm not wild about alot of them either. But what does that have to do with Muslims denying Jews access to our archeological history? Why threaten violence and lie, saying we are trying to destroy al aqsa when we want what is ours - our heritage. Your post is intellectually dishonest.

If anyone is disloyal to the State of Israel it's Dov Lior - a hypocrite, a proven liar and an advocate of murdering innocent civilians.

The state of Israel and a majority of Jews like yourself are disloyal to the God of Israel. Whose in bigger trouble ? Lior is in a much better situation than you or the godless criminals who rule the state to disaster.

I have been praying hard for a petition with power, Natan Sharansky's http://www.onejerusalem.org/sign.asp. Be sure to sign 2 petitions. One is for NOT dividing Jerusalem and the other is for the Temple Mount. Please pass this on to everyone you know and other sites and blogs.immediately. Thank you and G-d bless Israel and everybody who loves her and prays for her

Andy, I have no problem with Israel digging anywhere, whether it's in the old city or right underneath the Al-aqsa mosque. All i was saying is if this minister objected to the digging, it does not make him a 5th column. He is a loyal citizen to Israel, unlike Jewish settlers (terrorists) who provoke violence and endanger Israeli's security.

If it's ok to have a jew as a minister in a non jewish country (like USA, Morocco and other) then it should not be a problem to have a non jew minister in the Jewish state. Mr. Majali is a loyal citizen to Israel and your incitment does not change that

Or are you just lying to yourself? Get realistic: If you want to end this conflict and finally start to live in peace, all three major religions in the region will have to admit that there is nothing holy on that stupid mountain-top. Nothing! No Abraham and no Mohammed have ever put their foot on this site. No impressive temple either. It's a stupid hill, that's all.

Don't you think that there is a difference between a Jewish minister in a foreign country , and an Arab one here ? Those are very different situations , you can't compare them . Don't you know this Linda Rivera with her extremist ideas ?

Your stupidity and ignorance are exeeding all humanly permitted limits . You are the great world champion of those specialities . Not to be proud of , poor guy

Don't mess up my rationality with your superstition....

Your tb's are exeeding all permitted limits of ignorance and stupidity . I'm a secular Jew , but history can't be denied . Your tb's are full of insanity , that's all .