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King of Jordan: Protect holy sites from Israel
Roee Nahmias
Published: 28.02.10, 23:44
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1. Pure Hypocrisy !!
Janice Cohen ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (03.01.10)
When Jordan was in control of E. Jerusalem (not the "palestinians") never did they ever show an iota of respect towards other's holy places, which probably contributed to their losing Al-Quds and with it Al-Aqsa.
2. But will YOU protect Jewish holy sites? (nt)
blash ,   Los Angeles, USA   (03.01.10)
3. Why protect Muslim sites?
BBSNews ,   Charlotte, NC   (03.01.10)
How many ancient Synagogues has Jordan preserved, and there are many such locations? None
4. Jordan used tombstones for latrines
Benny ,   Gush Etzion   (03.01.10)
Arab countries have a great track record of protecting Holy places, The Dome of the Rock stands on a destroyed church, which stands on the site of the Holy Temple destroyed by the Romans. Lets not forget about the Synagogue that was bombed in Egypt last week So shut up Abdullah the illegal Hashemite King of the true Palestine
5. ARABS
ARABS   (03.01.10)
The Arabs have a poor track record in protecting holy sites
6. WHAT PROTECTION YOU ISLAMIST COULD GIVE ?
BENJAMIN ,   SINGAPORE   (03.01.10)
THOSE ARE OUR PATRIARCH- WE ARE THE HEBREW/ ISRALITE/JEWS. YOU ISLAMIST HAVE NOT JEWS- YOU ISLAMIST ARE JUST USING THE HOLI SIDES AS YOUR PLATFORM- TAKING THE POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS APPROACH TO GAIN AUTONOMY ! ISLAMIST BE AWARE, YOU DONT GO ABOUT PUTTING PINS ON OUR BODY CAUSING EXCRUSIATING PAIN ON OUR PHYSICAL AN DEMOTIONAL PERSONS AND TALK PEACE OR EVEN TRYING TO RENEW PEACE PROCESS ! THE MISSION OF THE ARAB PEACE PROCESS IS TO CONCURE JERUSALEM. ISLAMIST- MY ANSWER TO YOU- YOU WILL NOT SUCCEED !
7. YOURE A FAKE KING FOR A FAKE COUNTRY. PROTECT YOURSELF
.........DACON9   (03.01.10)
8. Awe man! Headline should have read:
ApostasyUSA ,   SF, USA   (03.01.10)
"A bunch of ideological freaks fight over some land no bigger than New Jersey that has been fought over for thousands of years." Hey Israel, hey Palestinians what land do the Catholics get? How about the Christians? What country do the Buddhists get to claim? OOOH I know, how about the Mormons! They don’t have a country yet! Let’s draw some imaginary lines on map give it to the Mormons and call it “New Israel”. They should get into a thousand year war too.
9. Your father did a bang up job protecting holy sites
William ,   Israel   (03.01.10)
well...Muslim holy sites anyway, the rest were trashed after you ethnically cleansed the region and illegally annexed land that you gave up in the future. Face Abdullah, you owe Israel big time - both for saving your father's ass from Syrian aggression in the late 1960s, and again for the atrocities you committed as a protector of holy sites.
10. Oh whatever!! The best thing that could...
AJ ,   Washington, DC   (03.01.10)
happen to these sites is that they be in Israel's capable hands, for all to enjoy regardless of faith.
11. Jordan, of all countries, tell us to protect holy sites? Was
Eitan ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (03.01.10)
it not Jordan that blew up Jewish houses of worship? Was it not this country that ensured that Jewish burial sites be vandalized? Was it not Jordan that prevented of Jews, contrary to written agreements with Israel, to reach Jewish shrines in Jerusalem; indeed the Jordanians expelled the entire Jewish community out territories it took over, "cleansed" them of their Jews. And isn't it Jordan that by law does not permit a Jew, only because she or he is Jewish, to acquire real property?
12. At least Israel does not desecrate and reconstruct the past
Eric ,   Tel Aviv   (03.01.10)
Under Jordan Jews were not able to pray at their holiest site. Jordanians desecrated and destroyed the Mt. of Olives cemetery. Jordanians and "Palestinians" have turned Jewish holy sites into Mosques. What hypocrites are Abbas and Abdullah,?
13. Peace Now and J St Are Not Helping
Dav Lev ,   Burbank. CAUSA   (03.01.10)
In any agreement to create another Pales state (Jordan is the real Palestine-recall Trans Jordan?), Israel must have enforceable access to Jewish holy sites, just as Arabs have access to their sites now. This is all part of a grand scheme to deligitimize every aspect of Israel's existence. From protest abroad to Israeli speakers, to apartheid week on colleges, to attempts to break the blockade..to accusations about Dubai's assassination to Goldstone..we have the Chinese (Arab) water torture..to slowly erode Israel's own confidence and ability to defend itself. However,I do not see any concrete Israeli moves to counter. I ask why?
14. To J. Cohen: When Will Israel Start Acting?
Dav Lev ,   Burbank. CAUSA   (03.01.10)
To Janice Cohen: This is a warning of things to come from the Arab side. They are telegraphing all their next moves. to eventually make the M.E. Judenrein They want Israel an Arab state..all of it, and won't quit. If 2 states..they will want more and more and more. "Still not enough" will be their jihadist cry until they attain all of the Jewish homeland. The problem for Israel is: how to thwart it, how to make Israel believeable again..and when to stop pandering to US, the EU and UN?
15. The 'little king' is on his way out
Ilan ,   Ariel   (03.01.10)
I don't envy the Jordanian pseudo-monarchy. They are foreign implants who needs bombastic statements to establish their legitimacy. The more he lashes out at Israel the more he shows that the monarchy in Jordan is weak and will not last much longer.
16. Keep the Mosque, just get it off our Temple!!!
Nick Sporek ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (03.01.10)
17. King of Palestine
b mezritch ,   philadelphia pa   (03.01.10)
Jordan is 70% Palestinean. Minority rule and apartheid.
18. What rubbish!
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.01.10)
This "concern" is coming from the king of the country that dynamited no fewer than 48 synagogues following the War of Independence, desecrated the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives and utilized tombstones as paving stones and to build a latrine, and used the Western Wall as a garbage dump. It's not the Jews who are the problem. Hypocrisy on parade.
19. Religious Sites
ik ,   United States   (03.01.10)
Where was the rest of the world when Jordan controlled Jewish and Christian Holy Sites that were unkept and unavailable to the rest of the world?
20. the king can take back the sons of Esau
Galut ,   Selah   (03.01.10)
the sons Esau (palistinians) belong in southern Jordan
21. Israel will do a better job of maintaining the sites
Galut ,   Selah   (03.01.10)
and will guarentee better access to them than you will....the temple mount is a perfect example of what your oversite of heiritage sites is....when solomans stables were modified jewish artifacts were taken to a dump.... only muslims are permited to pray on the mount...ect.... your royal highness ...your concerns are misplaced
22. Shut up, little dwarf
Arthur ,   SF, CA   (03.01.10)
You're too little to pay any attention to.. Grow up or shut up!
23. remove the dome
Barney ,   USA   (03.01.10)
it doesn't belong on the temple mount. mecca, medina. take the dome there and the followers with it.
24. jordan lost all rights to comment. and unless it wants to be
ralph   (03.01.10)
become a PA country it better shut up.
25. Jewish Holy Sites
Louis Kaplan ,   San Diego USA   (03.01.10)
There were no "palestininas" until Jordan lost the '67 war. Jordan did not protect Jewish Holy sites and Jews were killed in its cities while trying to worship. No one is doing anything to the joint of the AAM while happens to be built on Jewish land confiscated by Muslims and who deny Jews access. So this is the young king and his good western education?
26. Protect Holy sites from Israel - A joke!
Spencer ,   Israel   (03.01.10)
What a bloody cheek the "Little" King has got. The only ones who have failed to protect, and have in fact damaged and desecrated holy sites are the arabs.....and that includes the Jordanians when they were in control of the Eastern section of Israel's Capital. What the King of the Palestinian people should be doing is promoting peace and not inciting violence.
27. The rulers of the Hashemite Kingdom are very vulnerable.
Ron B. ,   Lod   (03.01.10)
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will be the next victim of Hamas. 70 percent of its population are Palestinians, and the significant majority in Parliament are already Islamists. The rulers of the Hashemite Kingdom are very vulnerable. If Hamas gets the West Bank, Jordan can easily be swallowed by the blood- thirsty predator. The result of this will be the creation of a huge Palestinian formation on both banks of the Jordan river which will get in contact with Sunni Arabs in the east of Iraq and the cradle of Wahhabism – Saudi Arabia. More at : http://xrl.us/omvbu
28. Little King has little ideas...
shnitzl ,   usa   (03.01.10)
As #4 correctly wrote, Jordan was quite 'provactive' in using sacred Jewish tombstones for bathrooms. Thanks, King, is that what you mean by 'protection' and 'respect' of other religions? Tip: It's not the Jews, King, who are about to stab you in the back. It's your Pali cousins. Focus where you need to.
29. above
moishe   (03.01.10)
just like Jordan protected Jewish sites in the past!
30. Yes, they must be protected from Muslims!
Sharona ,   Jerusalem Israel   (03.01.10)
the king is right! Look what the Palis did to the Tomb of Yosef!!!! Thank G-D the Jews are back restoring the site. Throughout history it has been ONLY the JEWS who have protected the holy sites of everyone! And allowed access to everyone except terrorists.
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